Perfect Sundays

For me Sundays used to be days where I would mostly sit at home and do nothing..with an excuse that it was Sunday. But since I moved to London I always like to get up quite early and go do something. One of my favorite things to do is going to the Columbia Road Flower market. The have just SO many beautiful flowers and I love that it's based in Shoreditch I feel like it is the area to be on a Sunday..because nothing beats the Shoreditch Sunday vibe for me! So relaxed and friendly! This last Sunday I actually got there pretty late and there weren't that many flowers left but me and my friend still managed to get some beautiful tulips. But in all honest I just can't wait for the peonies season to start..I can only imagine how beautiful the whole market will look then!!

 

Once we had our flowers we decided to just sit on the terrace at Boxpark and enjoy the sunshine because the weather was just amazing! We also got to enjoy some live music and happy people around us...and it was just yet another perfect Sunday! :)

Luckily the weather continues being warm and sunny..so today I've been sitting in the sun on my balcony. Sending out my CVs again and writing this blog post as well :)

Grete x

Sunny Days! :)

London was graced with some wonderfully warm and sunny days for a while.
Its back to a bit colder weather now but it was just amazing while it lasted. It showed for a while that one Sunday was going to be extra nice and warm..so warm that I didn't believe it at first. But when the day came it was even warmer than it showed. The highest it got was 20 degrees and off to a picnic in at Hollant park I was. It felt just so nice to feel the spring sun..it felt like I was on a holiday!

The week after that was pretty warm as well..with some little colder days but still mostly sunny and just so nice. When ever I had a chance I spent my time outside. 

One day I went to the Borough Market again to get some yummy stuff. After getting my things from the market I thought I would just walk down to the river and then go back home..but oh well..ended up walking around for like an hour. Or even longer probably. I love London so much for the fact that there are just so many places to discover.

A few days after a took another walk again! :D This time I was walking around for three hours almost. London can be pretty windy but on that day there was literally zero wind! During those nice days I was like a little kid who didn't want to go back inside :)

Limehouse is one of my new favorite neighborhoods in London now!

It was such a nice walk because most of it was along the river

At some point the walking around got a bit boring so I met up with a friend at the Real Food Market. Got some great food and went on to have another little picnic. We found a little place to sit down at the Jubilee Gardens and enjoyed our delicious food.

I'm a total kid when it comes to cotton candy..I just have to have it when I see it.

And the week was topped off with another warm Sunday. I decided to just relax and enjoy it on my balcony. It was the first time it was so warm there that I was able to wear shorts until the sunset. It was so weird how warm it was considering that the next day it was back to about 13degrees and it felt like the summer was over..but I know its not too long now until the nice warm weather is back again! :)

I just realized that pretty much my whole post was about weather!! :D Oh wellll...I guess it really did feel special then to have such nice weather so early and I really enjoyed it! :)


Grete
x

Discovering the Real Food Market

As I've mentioned before I looove markets. So this time I decided to go to the Real Food Market which is at the Southbank Centre just a short walk from the Waterloo station and from the London Eye. This place was seriously just a street food heaven!! It might not be really the largest market in London but it doesn't really matter because there were just so many delicious things every where and of course the location is super good. Also, the atmosphere there felt really good and welcoming. It took me a few rounds to decide what I would like to eat there..and to be honest I actually didn't go there with a plan to eat but just to browse around and take some pics. But once I got there I knew there was no way could resist. The great thing was that most of the vendors offered little bites to taste. It was seriously a party in my mouth! :D and there are so many things that made me want to go back and eat them too in near future. I'm super happy that it is so easy to get there for me so I can really go there whenever I want to. The market is open three days a week, from Friday-Sunday. They will be holding a World Street Food Festival which will take place on Queens Walk from the 18th - 21st April. I know its quite a bit of time until then but literally can't wait for it and hope that I can go there. I'm already sure that it will be just amazing!

And now I'm just going to let the pictures speak for themselves. Looking at them makes me so hungry and I really cannot wait to go back again!! :)

Had a few pieces of this meat to try. It was just so tender and delicious!!

This thing is on my 'To-try' list for sure

Perfect for bringing these home as souvenirs or just as little cute present someone

I actually wanted to buy some of that hummus on the right..but silly me forgot to do that :P

Hopefully will get something from this table too the next time I go there

And after a few rounds and tasting different things I came back to this:

The sauce this chicken was in was just sooo delicous!!!

It was served with some pickles, coleslaw and potatoes that are hiding under the coleslaw. Everything together worked just so well and I totally recommend getting this if you happen to go there :)

More information: http://www.realfoodfestival.co.uk/

Grete

x

Little stroll through Borough Market

On one sunny Friday when I had a day off from everything I went to Borough Market. I've always loved markets and could spend hours browsing around. It might be because I looove food and cooking so everything food related gets me excited :) Whenever I travel I also try to visit local markets if possible. There is just something about the atmosphere at the markets that feels goood :)

I think I did three rounds at the Borough Market. First was just to walk around and discover the place..because I haven't been there before. Second was to take pictures and on my third round I bought some delicious stuff for myself as well.

One great thing about Borough Market is that all the sellers there were so friendly and whenever you stop to look at something they are eager to offer you things to try. Its so good because you can actually taste things you are about to buy and it makes the decision what to get so much easier. And you need it..there are just so many amazing things to choose from. I'm so glad that the market is only few tube stops away from me. I can't wait to go back again!! :)

How about some zebra burgers!? I don't think I could ever eat it!!

There was actually a lot of street food offered but I didn't get any. It was nice out and everything but it was a bit cold still. Can't wait for it to get nicer outside to go and try some of the things they had.

Got some fresh goodies for myself too :)

Truffle Salami and coat's cheese which was cover with some pieces that were soaked in red wine. Both were delicious!!!

Borough Market is definitely a must go place when visiting London..and also when you live here. Great place to get fresh and good food from! :)