Festive London

Last Sunday, we spent the day out in central London and pretended we didn't have any work to do. We really wanted to see the Christmas lights on Oxford Street and also pay Carnaby Street a visit as they're very snazzy at this time of year and have such a festive atmosphere. Yes, yes it is November, but for us, the Christmas season begins as soon as the first autumn leaf falls so we're actually quite proud of ourselves for waiting this long. We got a few good pictures of the lights in the evening when it started to get darker, and there are also some random ones of bits and bobs ((ducks and squirrels lol)) in Hyde Park and around Carnaby. We found this really funky shop called Monki which we would definitely recommend as it has loads of nice stuff in it eg metallic tops and shiny festivy things. We are magpies to anything that has 1 spec of glitter on it.

We hope you like the pictures! 

Ella and Eloïse x

Street Art and Cats

Hello!

Last weekend Eloïse and I decided to go on an adventure to Brick Lane, in East London, as it's one of our favourite places. It's one those really trendy and arty places, a bit like Camden (but better) and full of loads of really cool vintage, vinyl and antique shops and markets. You can find some real GEMS in some of the shops.

We did intend to take more photos of Brick Lane itself, but we may have got slightly distracted on our way there...by cats. We probably spent about half an hour taking photos of cats but it's okay because we weren't the only ones lol. There was also a Japanese couple taking lots and lots of photos. Eloïse is particularly proud of her cat photos so we thought we'd include those in this post!

As well as multiple cats, Brick Lane and the area around it has lots of really cool street art. There's some form of street art on almost e v e r y corner, which I think really adds to its atmosphere and uniqueness. It is one FUNKY PLACE and I would definitely recommend a visit if you're in London :)

After all our shenanigans, we went to have an EXTREMELY HEALTHY lunch of chocolate milkshake, cheesy chips and ice tea, at this American style diner called, 'The Diner',...how inventive :') It was such nice food and massive portions too! And also, just take a few seconds to regard the melted cheese on those chips in the picture and tell me you aren't hungry.

We have also included a random photo of the River Thames because we just thought it looked so pretty all lit up at night so why not share! ah, we do <3 London sometimes. 

Hope you like the photos!

Ella x

 

Took me AGES to try and get a photo with no one in it. I still failed.