Part I
This is what we did -
Walked and walked and walked, took pics, browsed some shops, enjoyed the sunshine, drank coffee..... (My new fave shoes by the way!):
This derelict site used to be where The Middlesex Hospital (opened in 1745) used to be, in Fitzrovia, until the vile Candy & Candy property developers demolished it to make way for luxury apartments, though their plan failed. Fools.
Part II
The next 3 pictures were taken in beautiful Doughty Street, the street where Charles Dickens lived for just 2 years (1837-39), during his time here he wrote The Pickwick Papers, Nicholas Nickleby and Oliver Twist. Silly me didn't even take any pictures of his house, only because there were tourists standing outside. So Dickens and I shared the same postcode - WC1, woop woop! If he were still alive he would be in my gang. What gang I hear you say? The Groovy Gang!
Waiting for my Salmon & Spinach tart:
This tree looked like it was growing blueberries, maybe it is:
This is one of my favourite period buildings, off Charterhouse Square. It's faded pink and has beautiful detail, they don't make 'em like they used to! Below used to be a pub:
Sunday, 10 April 2011
April so far ☺
Wednesday, 6 April 2011
Thursday, 24 March 2011
Where We Went When I Left Work Early Today
This may look like Cambridge but it's Lincoln's Inn, London. 10 minutes walk from my work!
Sunday, 20 March 2011
Tuesday, 8 March 2011
I Know
I know i've posted a lot of pictures of the Coffee & Cupcake combo. Maybe you think as each post I write, I must be gradually expanding and expanding until my fingers are so fat I won't be able to n/ nl nzl/zvqmjid kafnjv klefnjvn jsnfsdnn jk.snvjkfnsjkn
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Sunday, 20 February 2011
WASTE!
Would you believe this bin outside Marks & Spencer was full of perfectly good edible food?! Ok it was a day over the expiry date but I know for a fact that if you eat food that's a day over, it's definitely not going to taste bad or make you ill. Actually the pears expiry date was today. If my Mum was with me she would've stuffed her handbag with as much pears and sandwiches she could fit and would probably shove the rest in her pockets and mine. When I was a kid struggling to finish my dinner she would always remind me of the starving children in Ethiopia and that I was lucky to have a plate full of food. This is one bin, but can you imagine the endless tons of food Marks & Spencers throw away each day?
Coffee Poo
I had been stuck at home since Friday evening, feeling under the weather and a bit sorry for myself. Today I managed to get ready to go out. Thinking we were only going for a short walk, I left the flat with just my camera and phone. We ended up walking to the Barbican and stopped by the Museum Of London to check out the London Street Photography exhibtion, but as it was the first opening weekend it was so busy they had to close it early. Was nice to have a browse around the shop though.
Afterwards we went to The Barbican Centre, which I love for it's sixties interior. We had Monmouth coffee from the Foodhall and sat in the foyer. People come here to chill with their laptops or just to sit and people-watch because it's so peaceful and cosy. For me the coffee was OK, but if you want to know what my partner thought... Well take look at the last photo.
Oh dear....
I was keen to head home as it was already dark, after the long walk to the Barbican I was looking forward to getting on the tube - then Craigos reminded me that I didn't bring my travel pass aaaaaargh! So we walked back home. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be though, we took the short cut and was home in 25 minutes.
