London 2022
Every Easter we go to London . This trip we stayed in the South Hampton Area and it was so nice! I lived in Putney many many moons ago and London is always one of my favorite cities to visit. The Natural History Museum http://nhm.ac.uk is always first on my list . The National Geographic Wildlife Photographer of the year exhibition is not to be missed. I’ve had the best Indian food of my life in London if you’re wanting something high end I love http://tamarindrestaurant.com You will find excellent places and many options on Brick Lane . Boxpark Shoreditch http://boxpark.co.uk has great options as well for Indian and even Thai food . We were really lucky to have four wonderful sunny semi warm days ! It’s a crap shoot if you’re going to get the thick London fog , grey skies , heavy rain . It can be gloomy. It’s also the second coldest place I’ve ever been in (the first being Halifax Nova Scotia . My mouth literally froze in mid sentence talking to my best friend as we strolled through Hyde park LOL IT WAS AWFUL!! We ditched our reservation at SEXY Fish (we found the reception Icy there too no thanks ) and found a lovely Dim Sum spot a block over and GRUBBED!! It was definitely more our speed . We warmed up with Lychee martinis and oolong tea. This past Easter trip to London we didn’t stay at our usual hotel The Connaught but we did spa and dine there . I highly recommend The Connaught Bar for Appretivo http://the-connaught.co.uk Happy Hour as we Americans call it . The Martini Cart is quite the experience and the Bartenders here know what they’re doing ! We wanted to try Jean Georges by Helene Darroze . Out of all the Michelin Star places I’ve been to this one was the second least impressive sadly. I won’t go into detail as I’m not a restaurant critic but for 900 British pounds (lunch tasting menu) it just wasn’t worth it in my opinion. Instead head to KILN http://kilnsoho.com a Thai/Laotian place in SOHO . It’s a small place but wow so delicious ! Treat yourself to something from Harrods I always grab a few boxes of my favorite chocolate from http://charbonnel.co.uk and Byredo make-up was my splurge. I love the perfumes but ladies their make-up is fantastic I highly recommend . Covenant garden is another one of my favorite spots to shop I love Neals Yard Remedies http://www.nealsyardremedies.com and take a stroll through Neals Yard . There’s also the Wild Food Cafe . It’s super colorful all the side shows and entertainers like Hollywood BLVD in Los Angeles . Maybe there’s something that sort of ties it all together for me in some way. I’m hoping this Easter when I visit it’s will be warming up and I will get one of those fantastic sunny London trips!!! XO Tera
