I take sugar with tea

Afternoon tea at "The Tea Box" in Richmond.

This is probably my favourite tea house in London and save for Ladurée my favourite place to have afternoon tea (competatly priced at  £17.50 for regular and £23.50 for an added glas of champagne, the sparkle is a bit of a rip-off so save your £10 and have it in one of the local pubs or wine bars later) The place is beautifully decorated in a quirky mix of oppulent English and Oriental and has outdoor seating for sunny days. 

 Creepy little sugar tongs

I ordered Rose tea as always, this one with actuall rosebuds in, so pretty! ☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆

Homemade cakes, not as elaborate as my favourite pâtisserie but the selection of home-y sweets is wide and offer good flavour, we had Green-tea cake and Carrot cake.

Traditional English

Pub Sunday lunch!

The Breakfast Club

 Pancakes and Berries With maple syrup and vanilla cream

すき焼き

 

Trying the Sukiyaki special at one of my favorite Japanese restaurants, it's truly delicious and although more expensive than most of their menu it's worth a splurge to indulge yourself!

Kew gardens & the Rhizotron and Xstrata Treetop Walkway

I finaly manage to drag my behind out to Kew gardens, I was a bit concerned that I might have left it a bit late for the year, considering that the season has more or less changed over to winter now, but it was still able to keep interest for a day. I really do prefer living in the big city compared to the countryside but I miss nature sometimes so this is a good substitute.

I feel almost kinda weirdly jelous of the huge, victorian greenhouses with their caged rainforests. I want one of those!

 My bangs have grown too long again, I can't make up my mind how to wear my hair so for now I'll just braid it out of my way...

I had been looking forward to the treetop walkway since forever.

I'm definetley going to have to give it a re-visit in spring to see it clad in greenery.

There's something surreal and slightly magical about stroling around in the canopy compleatley unbothered.

Autumn wine

Autumn is lasting so long here in London and I couldn't be happier about it.

Autumn is my favourite time of the year with it's bright colours and just the right temperature to justify layers and knits.

I spend long afternoons at cafés, warming my hands on the cup of a sweet, creamy latte or reading in one of the many parks and life just feels perfect.

I feel inspired to do about a million things, including trying a new lipstick.

Calamari & cuteness overload at Columbia road

 Tiny paper man with a gigant bow tie adorning the tip jar in a hole-in-the-wall coffee shop.

 

 Funny fruit stall.

 

Delicious calamari with lemon & chili sauce.

  

Spooked spoon!

 Halloween-y art print in one of the shop windows.

Comfort food

I've been having a couple of low mood days, I don't feel homesick but at the same time I don't feel at home yet. I'm like a tree without roots, easy to move, unable to settle.

My best solution is, as always, to spoil myself.

Brunch with eggs Benedict at Valeries and some retail therapy might make things better.

 

Asian flavour

Out of pure coinsidence we stumbeled upon a Japanese festival on Trafalga square this weekend, this is what I love about living in the city, constantly new things happening! I've missed a lot of Japanese food so I took this opportunity to sattisfy some of my most pressing cravings.

Macha green tea ice cream

Japanese vegetable curry

Dolled up for afternoon tea

Finger sandwiches, scones with clotted cream, a selection of mini pastries and milky Earl Grey tea in St James's Park.

Breakfast at Valerie's

Toasted butter croissant and English breakfast tea.

Market day

 

New experiences

Since getting here I've;

~ Tried sausage roll, marmite and ginger nuts

~ Spotted Boris Johnson

~ Started running in Hyde park in the morning

~ Found a Swedish pub
~ Opened a bank account at a Baker street office

~ Spent a small fortune at Vivienne Westwood