This morning, I made breakfast for us using simple and convenient ingredients we bought the night before. I’ve always thought it was easier to make western breakfast.
We first headed to Witney, another town nearby. Along the way, we drove past other even smaller towns that had only 2 rows of houses next to the road. Witney was considered much bigger and had a shopping mall with big brands such as Marks & Spencer.
We also visited the Teddy Bears Museum, a popular attraction at Witney. There is a huge collection of soft toys here! If you love soft toys, you would love being here! In particular, there was a room filled with collection which the owner was unwilling to sell. There were also bears specially made for this museum in Witney adorned with Swarovski jewellery! However, they were out of my budget! After deliberating for some time, I finally settled for a Jellycat bunny. After all, Jellycat is an England brand (but not made in England! Haha!) Well, that’s all I was willing to spend!
Clothes for baby! 
Other small towns we drove past 
Bears with Swarovski jewellery! 
Teddy Bear Museum 
Heaven!
Upon the owner’s recommendation, we had lunch at The Fleece at the other end of the street. Don’t be mistaken, the restaurant serves more than just lamb! There were set lunches on the menu. Food was yummy!
Next up, we headed to Bicester Premium Outlet for crazy shopping. Unlike other countries, there were not as many outlets here for shopping. This is located about midway between our accommodation and London. I’ve heard from my friends who come here on a day trip from London as well! For us, I thought we might as well cover it while staying at Cotswolds. I really went quite crazy shopping here as I walked into the shops and bought my mom and sisters and of course, myself a bag each! Look at my loot!!!!
That evening also marked our most eventful day for the entire journey. We ran over a peasant that dashed across the road. We also hit the curb and ended up with a punctured tyre after avoiding a large trailer in the narrow single-lane roads. Luckily, we had full insurance coverage. We called the rental company for help and although the rescue team said they could take between 30mins to 2hrs to reach us (that really freaked me out), they came within 20mins and replaced the punctured tyre with a temporary one. Although it was just a temporary solution, at least, we could make our way back to the apartment! And everything was completed before the sky turned dark! It was really not fun to be stranded in the pitch darkness and cold. Really thankful for that!
We had to drive slowly for the remaining 30-min journey back. Of course that took us more than 30mins. The sky had already turned dark by the time we reached the apartment and we were so tired and hungry. But I still decided to make aglio olio for ourselves and my in laws to lift the mood a little. It’s one of my fastest and most confident dishes. Considered the first meal I made for them!
Perrine Travels 