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More food? Yes, yet another Scandinavian bakery in London that I have to share with you. They're just too pretty, charming and delicious! After I blogged about Fabrique and their cinnamon rolls, people told me I really needed to try Nordic Bakery too. So when I was in...
I skipped breakfast on purpose. 'Cause let's face it... I'm me. If I'm gonna visit a food market there will be too many yummy things I won't be able to resist. What I hadn't anticipated was that the bike ride to Brockley Market would take me a bit longer than Mr...
Anyone up for a little science experiment? Oh, and did I mention it's with food? With the Science Museum and Museum of Natural History just around the corner, you can see where The Ampersand Hotel got the idea for this month's afternoon tea theme. I may not have been...
With so many hotspots in the city, my computer is filling up quickly with all the pictures I want to share with you. But then it would be nice if I would also actually publish them, which I totally forgot to do with this post (it was the end of the year, don't judge)....
When I walk into the elegant lobby of The Royal Horseguards Hotel, I'm being welcomed by chef Ben Purton himself. 'I already thought you were a blogger.' Really? What gave it away? The handbag big enough to fit a DSLR camera? The slightly hungry look, scanning the...
Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. Seriously, I wake up hungry and when I'm traveling I get terribly bummed when the hotel breakfast is disappointing. In London there's no better way to start the weekend than meeting friends for brunch. A lot of the time that...
In my first year as a new Londoner, I spent most of my time getting to know the cultural and foodie highlights of this city. Sure, I started reading an English newspaper and watched the BBC news, but I can't say I'm quite the expert yet when it comes to the British...
As with many other fashion designers, I could say that I knew of Paul Smith, but I didn't know much about him. So an exhibition with the name 'Hello, my name is Paul Smith' sounded like a good introduction into the life and work of this British designer. As much as I...
They say London is basically a city of connected villages. Every 'village' looking completely different from the other. And since most of the transportation happens underground, you often find yourself in a different world when you exit the station. Which also...
Wish you were lying under a palm tree sipping a cocktail on some tropical island right now? Well, we're in London so that cocktail will have to be a cup of tea, but those palm trees are still an option. That is if you don't mind dressing up for the occasion and maybe...
Nothing as unpredictable as the British weather... Although by now I should know that the chance of rain on any day in London is pretty high. So the plan today was to shoot some lovely Christmassy pictures of the city with all its pretty decorations. But I got rain...
What do you get when you combine women's two great loves, fashion and tea? An afternoon tea for fashionistas, or better said: a Prêt-à -Portea at the Berkeley in London. This particular afternoon tea had been on top of my London to-do list ever since I moved to...
My monthly rent in London might make you think that I'm living in a castle... I'm actually not. I'm still waiting for the day that some prince or knight in shining armour will invite me to live in his (or just a nice mansion with people that will cook and clean...
London is getting itself ready for the holiday season. The lights are up in all the shopping streets, and even though temperatures haven't dropped below zero yet, there are several ice rinks in the city to practice your pirouette. One of them is the UK's largest...
For someone who's never been to Sweden, I sure do write a lot about Swedish food. After my recent discovery of Fabrique, a Swedish bakery that sells the most delicious cinnamon buns, I wanted to know what more the Swedish kitchen had to offer. Lucky for me, my friend...
I wouldn't go as far as calling myself a shopaholic (don't laugh), but I definitely enjoy a good shopping expedition in this city. When I moved to London, the only shopping streets I knew were Oxford Street and Regent Street. And believe me, even a true shopaholic...
Is there such a thing as too many afternoon teas? This weekend I had two! On Saturday, Selena of Oh, the places we will go managed to get 20 London bloggers in the same room for an afternoon tea at the Mercer Street Hotel in Covent Garden. It was so nice to finally...
I don't remember seeing so many beer drinking city workers in the movie, but this is the place that was Harry Potter's access route to Diagon Alley in the Philosopher's Stone movie. See that blue door? What is an optician today, was the Leaky Cauldron pub in the movie...
After I finished the delicious cinnamon bun at the Fabrique Bakery, I made my way to the Geffrye Museum next door. I'd heard about the museum, but actually didn't know what to expect. Imagine my surprise when I walked into this lovely garden. What a hidden gem! The...
Not sure why, but for some reason every time I get my hair done it starts to rain as soon as I walk out the door. Bye bye trendy haircut. Today was no exception unfortunately, so I quickly had to decide where to go in the Shoreditch area (if you want a trendy haircut,...
One aspect of becoming a Londoner that shouldn't be taken lightly, is practicing the fine art of afternoon tea. Not high tea...Afternoon tea (there is a difference you know). I'd been to The Ampersand hotel in South Kensington on a Sunday afternoon twice, but never...
Coming from the land of 'cheese heads', it shouldn't come as a big surprise that I love (love!) cheese. I could eat it all the time (actually I do). I'm happy to follow any food expert's advise on how to eat more healthy, as long as they don't touch my cheese. This...
I shouldn't have done it.... See what happens when you start talking about nice sunny autumn days? Rain, cold, storm...Everything that's not to like about the British weather. Sorry! So what do you do when looking out of the window makes you want to crawl right back...
Yes, it's official... Autumn has arrived in London. Even though we've been lucky to get some nice sunny days lately, the changing color of the trees says it all. I actually love this season. Sure, I can do without the rain, storms, electric hair and red runny noses,...
I'm meeting my local guide Tobias from Insider London in the Andaz Hotel at Liverpool Street. Insider London offers different kinds of walking tours in London and they've invited me for their East End Explorer tour. I've been to this area before, but today I'm hoping...
It almost felt like I'd stepped into a Mary Poppins movie. With chimney sweeps and women walking around in Victorian dresses. King's Cross went back in time this weekend to explore its gritty industrial past and to celebrate the transformation of the station and area....
The little girl next to me asking her mother 'are we going to fall into the water?' didn't help, but the view from the London Eye was quite amazing nonetheless. Apparently it's all about conquering my fear of heights lately, so when I got invited to visit the London...
See that tall building on the first picture, rising above the rest of London? That's The Shard, London's newest addition to its skyline and currently the tallest building (244m) in Western Europe. I'm not really a big fan of heights. Being from the Netherlands, I'm...
The only reason to get me out of bed at 4am on a Saturday would be to catch a plane to some exotic destination, or to watch a 'you need to experience this' kind of sunrise. This morning however I managed to wake up at that same time, get dressed and cross the city...
Have you heard about the cronut? This love child of a croissant and a donut is the new foodie hype in London. Officially only the one created by pastry chef Dominique Ansel in New York can use the name 'cronut', where you need to wait in line for two hours...