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Hotel with Cake!

This post is dedicated to my new friend and fellow blogger, Lady of the Cakes.  I have been remiss in my recent travels and just haven’t found any cakes, but […]

A Taste of Spain at Somerset House

Somerset House is a great summer destination, with its fountain courtyard, outdoor eating, river views and a full exhibition and event calendar.  I was a regular here when my daughter […]

Unwind over a TAP Coffee

TAP Coffee has great coffee and a welcoming ambience.  And if you want something to eat, they have delicious salads and sandwiches and ever-so-tempting cakes. I was on a diet […]

Portrait of a Cake

I spend a lot of time working near Trafalgar Square, but the menu where I work is boring.  So the other day (a dull, grey one as is the norm at the […]

T is for… the Thames

The Thames is vital to London’s beauty, vitality and variety.  You can travel on it, cross over or under it, walk alongside it, eat beside (or on) it and look […]

Workshop Coffee Co, Marylebone

I came across this charming, compact coffee shop last weekend as I left a workshop at VV Rouleaux on Marylebone Lane, heading to Selfridges.  I was in need of caffeine after an […]

The Royal Arcade, Mayfair

The orange tones in this Victorian shopping arcade are a joy.  London has many beautiful, ornate and sophisticated arcades, but the Royal Arcade takes some beating.  It connects Bond Street to Albermarle Street, and […]

Hotel Windows

The intensely bright flower boxes outside the windows of this famous hotel were in full bloom when I wandered past last week: . Posted as part of the Thursday Lingering Look at […]