The weather is finally getting warmer in London, and we are starting to get some sunny days. On one of these sunny days last weekend, I decided to go for a nice walk in Hampstead Heath. It certainly starts to feel more like a good idea to get out of bed early on a weekend when you are greeted with fresh crisp morning air and beautiful skyline view of London from Parliament Hill. With spring approaching there were a variety of flowers blooming, like little tulips that intrigued everyone’s attention.
One of my favourite parts of the heath is Kenwood House, a neo-classical 18th century building. With a stunning interior housing paintings like Mrs Musters as Hebe painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds and Portrait of the Artist by Rembrandt van Rijn. The fairy tale like pastel coloured library by the architect Robert Adam with its neoclassical arrangement, decorative frieze and curved ceiling inspired by roman bathhouses is one of the standout rooms. After a good wander inside Kenwood House, it was finally the perfect weather to sit outside soaking in the sun around one of the cafes for refreshments. Days like this give me hope that warmer summer days are approaching.
I love London but I’m not a Londoner. Stray too far north of the Thames and I’ll rapidly be lost. I wouldn’t even venture to the south because, well, why bother, right? But there is a place, nestled between the metropolises of the City of London and Canary Wharf that I love to spend time […]
After much recommendation from everyone a few months ago I visited Lake Garda in Italy. I stayed in a little town called Sirmione situated on the southern shores of Lake Garda at the end of a thin peninsula. Being the north most point where olive oil trees are grown in Europe for the production of […]
This time last year I visited a good friend of mine in Warsaw. For a change of scenery, we decided to spend a weekend in Krakow, staying in a lovely boutique hotel in the Jewish quarter. Having explored the many sights of the historical town the day before, the next day we took a short drive […]