Category Archives: Tourist

Haven Bistro and Bar, Whetstone, North London

Squid to start. This was good. A bit too much Mayo for me but good quality squid and lovely presentation.
Sunday Roast Lamb with all the trimmings. Excellent quality.

https://www.haven-bistro.co.uk/

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Yosma

A TURKISH MEYHANE, MANGAL & RAKI BAR INSPIRED BY THE STREETS OF ISTANBUL.

I love Turkish food and eat it often; so it was an absolute delight to find a restaurant in Baker Street that doesn’t do generic Turkish food but excellent  Turkish food with a twist.  Every dish melted in the mouth from the bread and humous to the lamb dumplings.  Even the salad was amazing.  Mouthwatering, with excellent ingredients where I could taste the quality. This is a true find for Turkish cuisine.  Beautifully presented and served with a smile. Easily the best Turkish inspired restaurant I have eaten at in London thus far.

http://www.yosma.london/

A short stay in Paris

Alexandra Palace

Alice’s Adventures Underground

 

Alice

The Vaults at Waterloo are playing host to an amazing version of Alice in Wonderland.  A show that draws you into the world of nonsense and makes you play along with the characters.  I don’t want to be a spoiler  but it’s an outrageously  fun 90 minutes of mayhem. The sets and costumes, intricate and curious.  Twists and turns in every room. Unpredictability is the name of the game. I laughed with wonder and humour for the full duration.  Puppetry and dance, comedic turns coupled with a lot of being bossed around in the madness.  Watch out for the Queen of Hearts!  There is a children’s version and an adult version and it’s not on for long. If you can – do it!  Photos aren’t allowed inside so I offer my snapshot above.  If you wanted to ever visit Wonderland they have made it possible.

 https://www.alice-underground.com

Legends of the Martini – Royal Academy of Arts, London. Belvedere’s a winner.

Legends of the Martini

belvedereHello back room in the Royal Academy.  This was a fun little surprise for an hour.  This idea is based around an exhibition that’s just a room with a boards on it and some kind of guessing game about martinis.  Whatever. You soon spot the giant  martini glass you can sit in and have your photo taken in.

We were then taken to a table and intensely taught for one hour about martini making with Belvedere Vodka.  And to my surprise it was great fun.  And I learned something.  You get to learn to say exactly how you like your martini – shaken or stirred – what parts you like in it (forgotten already) and taste different zests.  It’s only on until the end of August and as a bit of something to do in what feels like hidden London, go do it.  At the end you can buy a very strong martini.  If you don’t drink, then don’ go.  You won’t like it.  Go at night, It feels like you are at a secret London party in a museum.

triple martini

    

Serpentine Pavillion

I wouldn’t normally post something to say don’t bother, as I like to focus on the positive, but this is how they have made the new structure look on their website.  I was very excited and planned a day around it.
Serpentine

And this is what it looks like.  And I was VERY DISAPPOINTED.  Spend money better elsewhere. I know art is down to the individual but one definitely worth missing.  A big paper mache mess.

Serpentine 2