The sun is making a frequent appearance now, and I finally begin to appreciate being in Prague! But it also means the tourist season is starting to ramp up big time. All the more reason to go to a less known park and avoid the crowds. Continue Reading…
Tags: astronomical, clock, gardens, mojito, munich, prague, steph, wallenstein
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Up in this half of the world, its heading into Spring time. In Japan, that means Cherry blossom season, or “Sakura” (which means “shit” or “god damn” in Czech FYI!). And Sakura means Hanami - Having a picnic under the trees in one of the many large Parks in Japan. So why not Hyde Park in London? There was a large Hanami party organised by a Japanese group so we tagged along. But of course, this is London. While the trees are blooming, its still cold, and still wet. We lasted about 2hrs in the park before moving to a pub near by instead. There were a few brits and an american girl there all with much better Japanese than mine, but at least I can get 50% whats going on. (Here in Prague im lucky to get any words haha).
Before Hanami however, I went to Portobella Road Markets (basically full of antique crap from peoples attics, but still fun and busy despite the weather) and inside a boutique chocolate shop that has an amazing smell that hits you as soon as you walk in! They were all very expensive (like Ł10 for a small bag) but looked great, and many seemed to be dark chocolate with only a couple of ingredients (vegan friendly!).
Tags: blossom, cherry, hanami, hyde park, japan, london, portobella road, sakura
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For whatever reason, I keep going back to Astor Quest in Bayswater, London.
There is nothing particularly special about this hostel, but it does stand out above the general crappy-standard of London hostels, and you simply can’t beat it’s price and location combo, and general Bang-for-Buck. Continue Reading…
Tags: accommodation, astor, bayswater, budget, cheap, hostel, hotel, london, quest, royal, youth hostel
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I was planning a short trip back to London to pick up a bag I left (I broke my rule of 2 bags only damnit), sort some things, buy some things, and catch up with Naomi before she left the UK. I’ve been wary of these so called low-cost airlines, using weird airports, early flights, and low baggage limits, but this time Continue Reading…
The weather has really been trying break out, and today was a really nice, sunny day. I met Steph and some of her friends to go to Vysehrad. Its an old castle that was built before the bigger and dominant Prague Castle. Its basically just a nice area to walk around, take some pics and let some sun onto our english-pasty-white-skin.
