{"id":7303,"date":"2015-07-06T06:30:11","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T04:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/?p=7303"},"modified":"2024-06-01T15:32:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T15:32:59","slug":"summer-in-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/nl\/summer-in-the-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer in the City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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With a group of friends from so many different countries, each with their own traditions, you get to celebrate a lot of new holidays. Two weeks ago I was celebrating the Swedish Midsummer, and this weekend I joined my American friends Jess<\/a> and Jo<\/a> for 4th of July. Apparently we did everything wrong: there was no barbecue, no fireworks (if only we hadn’t forgotten the matches there would have been sparklers), but we had a lot of fun nonetheless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First thing on the agenda: brunch. We joined the ‘We love to brunch<\/a>‘ Instagram ladies at the Clifton Nurseries in Maida Vale. And we couldn’t have picked a better location with this beautiful weather. Clifton Nurseries is all about selling flowers and plants, but in the middle of that green oasis there is a little caf\u00e9 – The Quince Tree Cafe<\/a> – where we could sit outside and enjoy the sun. (Although I quickly opted for the shade. My Northern European skin doesn’t handle sun all too well.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since I have to travel to the other side of the city, I don’t know Maida Vale that well. But Jess on the other hand is quite the expert and took us on a little walking tour, along the canal and all these pretty mews houses. I seriously want to live in a mews house, but I might need to win the lottery first to be able to afford one. (Would only need something between \u00a31-3 million.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I hadn’t seen this year’s temporary\u00a0Serpentine Pavilion<\/a> yet, so after a nice refreshing drink at the super modern Magazine Restaurant<\/a> in Hyde Park, Jo had to leave and Jess and I went to see this incredible installation by Spanish architects selgascano. Inside it creates this stained glass effect, very interesting. The Pavilion is open daily until 18th October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Okay, we weren’t able to get a barbecue, so we decided to do a little picnic in Holland Park instead. Including an American flag bunting that we wrapped around a tree (our own Independence Tree<\/em>). Celebrating 4th of July in Holland<\/em> Park…And that’s how the Americans and the Dutch create their own new expat traditions in London. Or at least enjoy the summer in the city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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