Today, I would like to introduce my steemian friends to a local shopping mall near where I live, Westfield. Though not just any old shopping centre.
Westfield is located in the very heart of Shepherds Bush in West London, opened in 2008. With over 370 shops and restaurants (including a fully fledged 17 screen multiplex cinema), Westfield also happens to be the largest inner-city shopping mall in Europe.
Because of some convenient transport links, it is also quite easy to navigate to. Shepherd’s Bush and White City tube stations being the nearest (or you can simply hop on a bus). If you prefer to travel by car, there is a fabulous car parking facility that holds parking spaces for over 4500 cars! If you enter via the Shepherds Bush entrance, you find a broad range of shops, restaurants and bars on the outskirts of the main mall including a large Waitrose store.
The Westfield brand was originally founded in Australia. The shopping mall is absolutely huge and was built at a cost of £1.6 billion. Many consider it the "go-to" shopping outlet in London which attracts endless throngs of visitors every single day.
I remember my very first impressions on just I stepping in. The grand scale of the place hit me straight away, making its competition seem somewhat obsolete. Very modern, clean and highly efficient in every aspect!
It can be overwhelming when in Westfield due to the sizable magnitude of the place. Even for me, only after going there about a dozen times or so did I actually feel like I was learning the layout, to some degree anyway. Luckily, there are a few mapping stations installed liberally which give easy-to-follow directions should you find yourself lost. Very helpful!
The shopping mall itself is very well organised. There a decent sized M&S, Debenhams, House of Fraser and Next stores at each of the four corners of the mall. In regards to everything in-between, you will find nearly any well-known high street retail outlet that you can think of. Big department store behemoths John Lewis and Primark will be included too by next summer when the huge extension programme is due for completion. This is most definitely a shoppers paradise!
Apart from offering a vast range of goods, Westfield also holds promotions for cars or other special events in its main centre area. For example, it has a large ice rink in the winter for some much-enthused family fun activities! When I was there this week, it had a fun Star Wars based VR war game as part of a prototional campaign for the new movie "The Last Jedi".
There are a good selection of restaurants as well as an enormous food court with many variety of kitchens for your choosing . Many shopping-weary families spending a few hours there for leisure and some much needed rest.
The Village, a section of the Westfield mall, exclusively caters for over 30 luxury brands such as Louis Vutton and Prada etc. And to round off, a beautiful champagne bar is at the back-end that always seems to be busy with eager patrons.
Westfield features multiple floors. The top one being an incredible VUE cinema complex. Honestly, one of the best cinemas in town as its sound system and picture quality are insane! It has become our only option for watching all the latest theatrical releases, lol.
From above, the view is absolutely amazing, especially with all those stunning Christmas decorations!
Westfield is easily the best shopping centre in London. Easily one of the best I have ever been too. If you are looking for a place to have a great day out as well as one of the best shopping experiences possible, this would be a fantastic option! Everything is contained indoors too so the rain and cold cannot spoil your day either. An ideal venue for an awesome family day out!
今天，我想为Steemit的朋友们介绍一个我家附近的购物中心名叫 Westfield。这可不是英国传统的购物中心哦。
Westfield位于伦敦西部 Shepherd’s Bush地区，于2008年开业。它拥有超过370家商店和餐厅，包括VUE 17巨幕全数字影院，同时也是欧洲最大的室内购物中心。
这里交通便利，最近的地铁站是“Shepherd’s Bush”和“White City”，也可乘坐公交车到达。如果开车的话，这里的地下停车设施可以容纳超过4500辆汽车的停车位！从地铁站Shepherds Bush 走来，你会看到两旁各式各样的商店以及餐馆酒吧一条街和一家大型超市Waitrose。
Westfield 是澳洲品牌，商场之雄伟壮观，听说当时耗费了16亿英镑的建造成本。这里每天吸引了大量从世界各地前来的游客。我记得第一次来到Westfield商场，我马上就被干净得反光的地板和清澈明亮的落地玻璃窗给震惊了，因为它与伦敦的老百货商店像 Harrods的感觉完全不同。相比之下，Westfield显得更加现代，干净以及高效率感！
商场规模很大，第一次来会有种不知所措的感觉，甚至会迷路。我也是来了十多次以后才慢慢熟悉了它的布局，呵呵。不过后来发现原来商场四处都设有地图站，为游客提供帮助。
Westfield商场的规划挺到位，商场四个角落分别有四个的大型百货商店，包括玛莎，Debenhams， House of Fraser和Next。其余位置则汇集了世界各地品牌时尚的服饰以及大众化的家具和生活用品，几乎所有你能想到的高街零售店！英国知名的大型百货公司John Lewis 和Primark也被划入了这个商场的扩展计划中，将于明年夏天推出。这里简直是购物者的天堂！
除了销售各类商品，Westfield还是休闲娱乐的好去处。在商场中心位置，经常举办各类活动如汽车展，虚拟现实游戏（VR），也会在冬天建成溜冰场！ 前几天去的时候，那里刚好在宣传新片星球大战的VR游戏，精彩刺激！喜欢探险的朋友，不要错过哦。
Westfield中间部分以及背面的Café Avenue 是主要的餐饮区，除了品牌餐馆还有一个美食广场，荟萃各地美食。逛街累了在这里小憩一下，品尝美食， 太享受了！
购物中心还设置了一个名为“The Village”的奢侈品购物村，引进了超过三十多中世界奢侈品品牌，如“Louis Vutton ”和“Prada ”等。一旁还有美丽的香槟酒吧，非常受欢迎。
Westfield共有五层，VUE电影院坐落在最顶层！无论是音响系统或是画面质量，这家电影院可以说是伦敦最好的电影院之一！它已经成为了我和先生看电影的必选影院了，呵呵。
在顶层俯视整个商场，淋漓满目的各式商店，休闲精致的咖啡馆以及灿烂的圣诞灯饰全部尽收眼底，又是一种不一样的风景！
Westfield 是伦敦最好的购物中心之一， 它将世界品牌服饰，家具和生活用品，美食以及一流的休闲娱乐设施汇集于一地，绝对是轻松娱乐的购物新体验！这里也是一家老小周末的休闲好去处。
