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twickenham road trip: lotta from stockholm clogs

2012 July 14
by dena

dena says:

yesterday makenzie and i decided to take a little road-tip from london central to twickenham. and by road trip i mean we took 3 different tubes and 1 train. the whole thing took a little more than an hour, so ya it was a road trip. we decided to venture out to twickenham for 1 reason – to vist/buy me some lotta from stockholm CLOGS. i’ve seen a-lot-of lotta clogs on all my favorite blogs (any bluebirdvintage, abeautifulmess, or skunkboy readers out there? ) and right before my trip to london thought i’d bite the bullet and buy some online, but upon further research i discovered that lotta and her husband are located out of london and that if i planned it right i could vist them while here on vacation. WOW this sort of stuff always happens to me while abroad, its in moments like these that i realize what a small place the world can be. this story is long and serendipitous so get ready:

whats the best part of this picture? makenzie’s cute-super london-hip outfit or the adorable flats and gardens in this little town? its hard to  decide but i’d probably pick the real person one. (btw Mak this is me being nice to you on the internet so for pay back you have to do something nice like turn out the lights or make the popcorn tonight. hehehe – gottcha)

MAK’S NOTE: DUH I WILL DO SOMETHING NICE AND IT WAS A REALLY BIG DEAL FOR ME TO WEAR LEGGINGS BECAUSE I NEVER WEAR THEM AND IT TOOK ME 3 DAYS TO GET MY COURAGE UP

and so the lotta story begins: makenzie and i couldn’t really tell from the lotta clog website  if they had a store front or what but we were sure about one thing: on the contact page lotta herself said “pop around for a spot of tea … we’re near the twickenham rugby stadium”. so we followed the signs towards the stadium and upon arrival looked at each other and said “now what?” we had no further directions and thought it too haphazard to just aimlessly walk around looking for what we might not even find and we didn’t even know if it existed so what do resourceful girls like us do? ask for help at the marriott concierge – which btw was run by a literal 12 year old boy. ok so after 5 minutes of explaining that swedish hasbeen clogs are not anything like crocs we were finally able to get lotta’s phone number and makenzie took the reins and made the call. johnny, the husband answered and WOW it was so meant to be. turns out they don’t have a store front, more of a warehouse AND although he was way busy that day he happened to be driving literally right in front of the marriott hotel that very moment we called and we followed his van 1 block away to the sketch-city self storage parking lot.

from there we followed  johnny into the official warehouse – hummm, have baby bird mom or elsie or katie bloggers ever been to lotta warehouse – i didn’t think so. and btw it was totally legit and johnny was super nice. after shaking our hands johnny asked if i had any type in mind and i said “in fact, yes, i am wanting a pair of high heel – closed toe – red – size 40”, he then picked the top box off the shelf closest to him and wow – they fit perfect, i paid him in cash and the whole transaction took less than 5 minutes.

We spent maybe all of 5 minutes buying the clogs so we decided to find a place for lunch. We asked a really cute guy on the street where we should eat. “Don’t go to the kebab place, it’s rubbish. You want to go to P.K.’s. They do a great student lunch.” So we went in and got some fish and chips, and onion rings for Dena. Turned out the guy was like best friends with the owner and he rung us up.

Well, you can’t really tell from this photo dena snook, but he was really cute. And look how nicely pressed his shirt is. P.S This restaurant got 5 out of 5 for the hygeine rating assigned to restaurants here so yep. If you’re ever in twickenham…

DENA NOTE: THE GUY WAS WAY NICE AND PERSONABLE AND EVEN GAVE US A CUTE LITTLE HAND WRITTEN NOTE OF PLACES TO CHECK OUT IN LONDON,OK POTENTIAL BOYFRIENDS IN HOUSTON COME OUT COME OUT WHEREVER YOU ARE – WE’RE READY FOR YOU.

Stopped and asked a dad if there was a park near by, totally not expecting to find one. SURPRISE – follow the windy road, veer right, don’t go down the alley way that LOOKS like a park but keep walking until the road curves around….that’s how all the directions are here.

YUM. Deep fried everything. Very greasy but really good but actually kind of made me sick that afternoon.

Garden allotments. So there are giant stretches of land devoted to gardening and old people can lease plots to grow their own veggies. How did we find out about it? By asking the cutie of course!

We were thirsty on the way home so we stopped at this hole in the wall coffee place at the train station. We expected it to be kind of sad and chain-y and not cute at all. SURPRISE it was one of the cutest places we’ve been in! Mod furniture, yummy food, and full of bright light and happy music. We got a cherry milkshake that tasted like milk mixed with cherry, very little icecream but oh well. An hour and a half later on the train and tube we were home. It’s easy to forget how long commuting takes but it’s okay because it’s vacation and we have all the time in the world.

BYE

.DENA. AND .MAK.

9 Responses leave one →
  1. Steve Pedigo permalink
    July 14, 2012

    Hi, Dena and Mackenzie. I’m glad you guys got out of London for a while, and congratulations on scoring the clogs! I’m sorry the fish and chips weren’t up to par, but in some cases, you have to find the best place to get them, and not overdose on the grease. If you get out some other time, try the Indian food restaurants, if you don’t mind a little spice. They’re pretty popular with the locals, especially late at night as they tend to stay open late-feeding those partyers that are hungry after the clubs/pubs close (they still close at 11:00 don’t they?) Try to get out to some of the remote villages that have the beautiful gardens (yards,) and the thatched cottages. If you like landscaping, try the Queen’s gardens behind Windsor Palace. Are you anywhere near the Olympics? Have fun! I wish I was there with you! I’m enjoying the photos.

  2. July 15, 2012

    I want some so bad. Your only making me want to order some more now. That story really can’t be topped though!

  3. sandrada719 permalink
    July 15, 2012

    The leggin’s & boots really look good on Mak! Can’t wait to see Dena clogging.

  4. June 7, 2013

    You girls are the CUTEST. Seriously. Question…how do your clogs fit? Size up or size down? I am right on the line. Loved reading this! (erm..a year later)

    • Dena and Makenzie permalink*
      June 7, 2013

      thanks maggy, we LOVE hearing those type of compliments. now, for the clogs: i LOVE my lotta clogs, i can dance/bike/stand in them all day. yes they’re a little heavy for packing on trips but they’re so versatile. i’m out of town for the summer and can’t tell you what size i have but i wear size 9/9.5 US size and have very wide feet and the ones i have fit great. i would totally recommend splurging for a pair.
      and please keep reading panchoandleftey!
      .dena.

  5. July 3, 2013

    は本当に優れた高品質顕著なイタリア縫製伝統的な臨時不思議。場合する傾向がある周り熱心な単にクラッチ、プラダクラッチは通常は素晴らしい選択強化、人々配置。プラスがいくつかいくつかの他デバイス荷物が起こるに係るだけでプロバイダーはたとえば、カウンセラーバッグ。ルイバッグです一貫して意図した取引達成するためにの人々は、これらについて洗浄布女性のハンドバッグを論理的に分離量右に、いくつかの重要なセクション-屋内一緒に屋外コンパートメントがとして、結論このファスナーを絞める銀行普通預金口座のうち前線文字通り長くのみ仕様。

  6. Shan permalink
    August 7, 2014

    Hi there I was wondering what size you got? I also have 9/9.5 semi wide feet

    • Dena and Makenzie permalink*
      August 7, 2014

      I would recommend getting a 41, they’re a little tight (for my wide feet) at first, but they mold and stretch. although the length of a 40 fits – they’re narrowed and therefore mailed my most recent pair of braided ones back in exchange for a 41.
      hope you love them!

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