London with Mumsies! ☺

I picked Mum up from Heathrow on the 22nd of June and literally almost had tears of joy when I saw her come through the arrival gate :') 

This was just what we were up to in the week and a half we were in London! 

Daily breakfast of weetabix and fruit :)

This was Matcha and vanilla yoghurt (dairy free) from Yorica! They are an entirely free from shop meaning free from lots of allergens like nuts, milk, eggs etc. They even have peanut butter ice cream that's made without peanuts but tastes legit!! The secret was toasted soy beans

Mum and I went shopping along New Bond street before we met up with Aunty Steph for lunch at the House of Ho - a vietnamese restaurant which was really very bad :( The broth of the pho was so tasteless and so was everything else! 

Mum and I also headed to Shoreditch Box Park and Brick Lane! 

We had ethiopian food which was sooo yummy and their presentation was so good!

We also had vegan 50/50 Brown rice + Quinoa Rice bowls from CookDaily at Shoreditch box park! 

We both got curries and they were deeeeelicious

This was at Neal's Yard near covent garden! One of my favourite places to go to in London because of the amazing atmosphere here 

We stopped for a coffee break at Hoxton Hotel in Holborn and if anyone is looking for a nice place to relax/eat/hang out with friends/do work, this is the place to go! The atmosphere is super chill, urban and hipster-ish and service is great as well with affordable food/drinks :) 

One of the days where Mum and I decided to have a food shop in Whole Foods along High Street Kensington, we decided to have lunch at Down To Earth first before heading up the high street :) 

I had a beetroot burger with a chickpea bun and sweet potato fries while mum had an Aubergine Lasagne! Both dishes entirely vegan (they only have 2 non-vegan dishes on the menu) and they were incredible!!

We ended the meal with a peanut butter cake! 

Surprisingly mum and I did not do much shopping in London, we didn't have any VAT to claim!!  We did quite a lot of food shops instead, buying back granola from M&S, Rye Crisp bread, Oats, Quinoa and other yummy goodies that are just so much cheaper in the UK!

Next post, Dublin! 

Working in Harrods !

My 2 weeks work experience at Harrods was amazing! 

I really learnt so much here and I absolutely love customer service 

I was not sure if I would be given a uniform and so I went work appropriate clothes hunting before work started - but in the end I was given a uniform and transitioned from left to right

Just a little sneak peak of the bakery section where I worked at in the first week :) 

In the second week, I worked in the Traiteur section which is the deli section - they had a whole array of cooked food like fish cakes, pies, terrines, beef wellington, salmon, lasagnes, mac and cheese etc. 

Even though I was serving meat, I still did enjoy working here and there was so much more to do as I had to weigh and package everything, and interact a lot more with the customers as compared to the bakery section which was self-service 

My colleagues at both the Bakery and the Traiteur were all so lovely, everyone was so friendly and made me feel so welcomed. I could already feel their family spirit in just the first few hours of working on the shop floor and I have honestly not met a group of people who all love each other and work so well together - it was a privilege working alongside them

I am so thankful to have gotten the opportunity to work in the best department store in the world!!! Apparently they need temporary staff during the Christmas period so hopefully I'll get to do that this Christmas :) and get paid this time ! 

* I also saw Michael Caine!!! (he's Alfred in the Dark Knight) hehe *

☀ Summer! ☀

Summer has finally begun!! 

I've spent the last 3 weeks in London going for ballet classes, exploring/visiting places and going to more markets :) Seriously love taking ballet classes at Danceworks because the teachers are amazing, their combinations are amazing and there's always (unless its a 10/10:30am class) a live pianist who plays such beautiful music 

I went to Old Spitalfields market and Brick Lane market with Niamh :)

Tried this Ethiopian cuisine stall and the food was as good as it looked! I was quite impressed by their presentation

I also my first ever vegan donut! It was white chocolate and raspberry and I had it at a stall called Rubys. I also had a peanut butter cake slice thing which was super yummy and surprisingly not as sweet as one would imagine it to be

We walked from Brick Lane to the London Bridge and to Borough Market (unfortunately it was closed that day)

The building on the far left is nicknamed the Walkie Talkie and the one in the middle is called the Gherkin - the buildings are named after their shape hahah 

It was really hot that day and it was so nice to see everyone lying on the grass basking in the sunshine!

I visited Camden Town Market myself the weekend after and I had this amazing ice cream sandwich at Cookies and Scream 

(Gloucester Road)

Love the streets of London :)

This was a Wild Spring Burger I had at Wild Food cafe in Neal's Yard ( it was not worth the price though :'( )