McArthurGlen

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Shoe shopping day. Not me; mum.

The Glen

McArthurGlen is a designer outlet which is off the second junction from where we join the M1 at junction 26. Irene needs wider fitting shoes and the 'Clarks' shop sells a good choice of shoes at a reasonable price. During her browsing time I made a visit to the 'Works' outlet. Later we bought items there for various presents.

After Clarks the next activity was coffee and cake. They have a large food hall which consists of a lot of seating surrounded by various food outlets. We found a good coffee shop with a chatty 'barista'. We were attracted to the availability chai latte. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masala_chai). Unfortunately, they only had enough to serve one. By way of compensation mine had coffee art. According to their literature 'A well trained barista will always give you latte art on your coffee. It is a sign that they know their craft.'

Coffee Art by a Well Trained Barista

After coffee Irene fulfilled her wish to look in another shoe shop. This was called 'Pavers', and had an even better selection of suitable shoes than 'Clarks'. I will refrain from commenting on the outcome.

In 'Pavers'

On the way home we called into B & Q to purchase garage floor paint before returning home for lunch and more garage painting