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Julie
Julie
Hello friends. We are continuing our trip to London with my daughter.
If you missed day one, you can click here to read all about it. If you missed day two, you can click here.
DAY 3
This part of the trip will be day three, and our last day in London.
This is the day my daughter and I were going to Royal Leamington Spa to visit her friend. The train ride is an hour and ten minutes outside of London. In the train station, we both picked up a coffee and croissants to eat on the train.
We visited her friend for a little bit, and then we picked up some lunch at Tesco to eat in the park.
We walked around Jephson Gardens and Mill Gardens. The gardens are so beautiful.
It was late afternoon, and time to head back to London. By the time we got back to London a lot of the restaurants were crowded but we were able to have dinner at Dishoom. It's a nice Indian restaurant and the food was so delicious and the perfect way to end our day.
DAY 4 - Last Half Day of Trip
We got up early to pack our bags as we were leaving London for home. We were able to leave our luggage at a cafe near our apartment and able to pick them up later.
We decided to have brunch at Sunday in Brooklyn. We ate in the Marylebone location. They also have a location in Brooklyn, NY. I haven't eaten in that one, but I would love to have brunch there with my daughter.
It was such a nice walk to the restaurant.
My daughter had a cauliflower sandwich and fries. I decided to have pancakes but didn't realize that they would be huge! I was only able to eat one. The pancake is a hazelnut praline pancake. I think I asked for two of them. This was not what I was expecting, but it still tasted good. LOL!
After our brunch, we decided to walk around Kensington Gardens.
This is Kensington Palace, and it was the historic royal residence of Queen Victoria.
This statue is of Princess Diana in the sunken garden.
We had a nice time walking around the gardens. We had to leave to get our luggage from the cafe. We took the tube to get our express train to Heathrow Airport. The train ride took about 30 minutes. The train is so quick and a great way to get to the airport if you don't have a lot of luggage. My daughter and I had backpacks and carry-on luggage.
The travel back to New York went smoothly. We both had such a nice time in London, and I can't wait to go back again. Thanks for coming along!
Hello friends. We are continuing with day two of my trip to London, England, with my daughter.
If you missed day one, you can click here to read all about it.
We got up early and decided to have breakfast in Notting Hill. We had breakfast sandwiches and iced lattes to start the day.
After our breakfast, we decided to walk around Notting Hill. Notting Hill is such a pretty area with pastel-colored houses.
There were so many cute shops along the way. We came across the bookstore that was filmed in the movie Notting Hill, starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant.
Everyone was trying to take photos of the blue door also filmed in the movie Notting Hill.
We enjoyed looking at the stores along Portobello Road Market. Some stores sold vintage jewelry and clothes.
We stumbled across a romance bookstore called Saucy Books. We love discovering bookstores in London.
After our long afternoon out, we headed back to our apartment to get ready for our Harry Styles concert. This is a photo of the outfit I set out to wear.
My daughter bought this cute outfit in Zara - London. London was experiencing a heat wave, and we both felt hot.
The crowds walking to the Wembley Stadium for the Harry Styles/Shania Twain concert.
Shania Twain was the opener for Harry Styles. Shania put on a great show, and we loved singing some of her famous songs.
My daughter is a huge fan of Harry Styles and has seen him since he was in One Direction. She has seen Harry Styles many times. I also saw Harry Styles in 2022 when he performed at MSG in NYC.
I bought a Harry Styles T-shirt and a tote bag so I could change into it before the concert.
It was so amazing to see Harry Styles perform at Wembley Stadium, and we both loved it. We had a great time being there and singing songs from his new album, Kiss All the Time Disco Occasionally. We love his music, and my daughter recently saw him at MSG (Madison Square Garden) on the first night of his 30-night concert tour. My husband and I are going to see Harry Styles at MSG at the end of September. This will be my third time seeing him and my husband's first time.
Our London trip to be continued...
Hello friends, happy September 🍂
I'd love to share with you the books I've read recently.
Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds by Allison Brennan
I read this on my Kindle using the Libby app. I enjoyed this cozy beach read. This book had a combination of mystery, humor, and romance.
The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamala
I finally read this book after my daughter gifted it to me for Christmas. This was an interesting read involving the friendship of two young girls from Tehran.
Summer Reading by Jenn McKinlay
I enjoyed this cute rom-com. I love that it took place on Martha's Vineyard, and this was the perfect summer read.
Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
I was gifted this book to read by my sister-in-law. I love a good thriller/mystery book. I'm glad my sister-in-law gave me this book, as it's the first time I've read a book by this author. I'm hooked! I liked this book and have, She's Not Sorry on hold by this author. I can't wait to read that book soon.
We Love to Entertain by Sarah Strohmeyer
This was another good thriller/mystery book that I read on my Kindle using the Libby app. This was a fun read.
The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave
I read this on my Kindle using the Libby app. This was another good twisty tale and mystery. I would like to read more books by this author.
If you have book recommendations, please let me know.
I will share this post at the monthly book link-up party, Share Your Shelf. It's held on the first Thursday of each month. Slices of Life
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Julie
Hello friends and happy September! 🍂
I'm joining Amy from the blog, Coffee and Cocktails at the Casa, for her Currently link-up. It's held on the first Wednesday of each month.
We will be sharing this month: Adjusting to, Baking/Cooking, Decorating, Balancing, and Learning.
ADJUSTING TO: I'm adjusting to it getting darker at night and the end of August. I can't believe it's the beginning of September. I am trying to clean out closets and donate clothes to Goodwill. I will be transitioning my wardrobe to fall clothes. I have two bags of clothes and coats to donate. I hope to do more!
BAKING/COOKING: I haven't been baking lately. We are trying to be good right now after having a fun summer of eating ice cream. Although I do love eating pumpkin bread/muffins and apple bread/muffins for fall. I may bake once the weather cools off.
DECORATING: I have been crocheting pumpkins to decorate my mantel in my living room and kitchen. I love giving them to my daughter and her friends too. I like decorating my stoop planter with fall flowers.
BALANCING: I thought that we would've done more grilling this summer than we did. We didn't because I was on vacation in London with my daughter in June; July, I went on vacation with my husband to the Bahamas; and in August, we took a family vacation to the Jersey Shore. I want to get back to eating healthy meals and meal planning. I love making soups and Italian dishes, and I will also incorporate Hello Fresh meals for a while at least twice a week. I love that I have two meals that I know what I'll be making, and everything that I need for the meals gets delivered to my house. I'm hoping to get on a more regular schedule with the gym and get back into blogging more and visiting blogs.
LEARNING: I love crocheting seasonal items like this crochet pumpkin I made recently.
I love making crochet projects with new free patterns. I like finding crochet patterns from bloggers, Pinterest, and Instagram. I have bought some crochet patterns on Etsy. The details on how to make this pumpkin is here. I love decorating my mantel and the kitchen with these pumpkins. I usually use leftover yarn in different colors.
What is currently new with you?
Julie
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