WEEK 35: Winter Wonderland

This weekend was one I'd been looking forward to for a while. London is known for it's ability to constantly have fun and interesting things to do and to be honest it's hard to keep up with it all. A while ago a bunch of us booked tickets for a pop-up mini golf course set up under waterloo station in the arches. This was the weekend we finally got to put out skills to the test. Complete with cocktails (of course).

Before our Tee-time we grabbed dinner at The Real Greek. So yum!

Brooke shows off the delicious meal

Do you think we ordered enough?

After dinner the stroll to the course was very pretty all lit up.

We were all rugged up thinking that the arches would be very cold but thankfully they were well heated, and even had a cloak room to store our many layers. We grabbed a cocktail and got started.

Cocktail making requires a lot of concentration, demonstrated above.

Getting psyched for the game.  

The course wasn't incredibly difficult but it was a bit of fun.

Some of us took it very seriously, others (meaning me) not so much. Nikki and Gianni fought it out for the top spot.

Saturday morning I was woken up bright and early at 8am to a phone call - "GET UP AND GO OUTSIDE ITS SNOWING!!!" - Thanks Adam. At first I wasn't buying it, but he was right - FIRST SNOW IN LONDON! It didn't last very long and melted as soon as it landed but it was still so exciting to see. It really is winter now!

Snow falling outside my bedroom window. #Dreaming

Saturday afternoon it was time for the big one - WINTER WONDERLAND!! Since I've arrived in London people have gone on and on about this event, with nearly everyone saying it's their favourite part of Christmas in London. Big hype!

While it was freezing cold that evening, it didn't fail to disappoint. Due to the cold and the masses of crowds (opening weekend) we didn't explore too much. We spent most of our time in the Bavarian Beer Tent singing along to classic tunes played by an awesome band.

Everyone got well into the band, singing and dancing along to the tunes.

The gang

Not too sure what this guy was about, but he sure did dress up for the occasion.

Lou getting a little carried away with her moves.  

Brooke getting everyone involved 

Adding a little sparkle to the night

End of night selfies

I can't wait to get back there and do a bit more exploring. Twas an unforgetable night, I'm surprised I had a voice the next day.

Sunday morning, not surprisingly I had a bit of a sore head. But I attempted to soldier on because today was the day I got to go to my first English football game (thats Soccer for all of you playing at home) Tottenham vs West Ham.

Thanks to Adam for taking me along, and explaining everything for me. My favourite chant of the day would have to be; "You're S**T you're F***ing S**T" - so creative. Despite the hangover it was a great day, and a great game. Spurs won 4-1, we left happy.

What a weekend! Hope you enjoyed reading about this weeks festivities.

Over and out. xo

WEEK 33-34: It's beginning to look a lot like WINTER!

Winter is here! The temperature has dropped and its not at all wise to leave the house without an umbrella. Last week my flat mates and I caved and finally set our radiators to come on at peak times of the day and night, I'm proud we've made it this far without using them! I've even added another blanket to my bedding for those chillier nights.

With this brings the desire to stay indoors. So it's sad to say I don't have a whole lot of fun pictures to share with you. I do have some delicious food pictures though!!

The other week it was my soon-to-be ex-flatmates birthday. I say ex in the nicest way, she's just going to live with a good friend Kate and I will miss her dearly. Lauren chose to celebrate the day with a brunch for some yummy food and plenty of cocktails.

The birthday girl and her thrown of cards

Yummy Cocktails

My brunch - possibly the tastiest bacon I've had in London so far.

Brooke and I also shared an impromptu mid-week meal this week. Both craving some meat Brooke was desperate to eat at Hotbox, known for it's spectacular burgers. Tell me that burger doesn't look delicious?!

Look at those layers of goodness!!

It was. I'll be heading back here for sure.

So it seems for me winters gonna be all about eating, I'll be two dress sizes bigger by the New Year ;)

And before I leave you, don't worry winter's not all about just being cold and eating, its also about Christmas!!! (well over here it is at least).

I recently met a friend at Covent Garden and was delighted by the pretty display they had on offer. Plenty more of this to come in the lead up to Christmas.

A typical dreary London day in Covent Garden 

This guy didn't mind the rain

What a beauty!

Love and miss you all, can't wait to share more Christmas festivities with you in the lead up to the big day! xo

WEEK 32: Things Get Spooky

It's halloweeeeen!!! And while I didn't end up going to any halloween parties or events we did have a little celebration in the office.

An Endless assortment of treats, this continued to grow throughout the day. 

Harry Potter as a Pumpkin

How cute are these??!

London really gets behind this holiday, so I was a little sad that I didn't get involved. Everyones costumes and makeup looked amazing. Setting the bar high for next year thats for sure.

Saturday was a very big day on the sporting calendar for Rugby lovers - the World Cup Final Australia Vs New Zealand, being played right here in London. Being a town filled with expat Kiwi's and Aussies tickets were like gold and every pub screening the game was filled to the brim with a sea of Black, Gold and Green.

Not being much of a sport lover, I was sceptical about going to watch the game - particularly as I don't know the rules. But I went and despite my home country losing, I did have a whole lot of fun while watching the game. By the end I think I was getting the hang of things, although why anyone would ever want to par-take in the sport is beyond me.

Unfortunately the pub really was too packed to be taking happy or not-so-happy snaps. So you'll all just have to imagine us screaming and yelling over the top of each other.

Sunday morning I awoke to this -

The view from our place, and all throughout London - Fog city! It's getting colder, and with that in mind I hit the shops to buy a blanket to keep me a little warmer at night.

The windows of Selfridges caught my eye...

Each window was a different star sign - this is mine, which also happened to be my favourite -  AQUARIUS "March to the beat of their own Drum".

To round out the weekend, I was craving a roast and my flat mates were more than willing to join me at our local pub for one. I went with the lamb and not a scrap was left when I was done. YUM!!

The pub was so cozy, we stayed for 3 bottles of red wine!!

Have any of you visited London in the winter? I'd love to hear what your favourite winter activities are in London, while its lovely to stay in sometimes theres so much to see and do no matter what time of year.

Until next time xo