Hi everyone,
I went to London with my mum for a few days to see a play which is part of my Theatre Studies A Level.
When we arrived we got the bus to Notting Hill, an area I had never been to in London. We walked to Portobello Road and on the way stopped off in a pub for lunch. We had oysters, calamari and sourdough toast with crab on top, it was delicious. The pub was really pretty, the whole of the ceiling was covered in plants.
I wore my off the shoulder striped tee from Primark, which is so simple but I adore. I paired it with my spotted neck scarf from Beyond Retro, which has been surgically attached to my neck this summer because I wear it every time I go out. I just find it brings a completely different look to an outfit rather than just wearing a necklace. I also wore my midi length pink skirt which I got for about £3 in Thrift Shop in Manchester. I think it brings a quirky form of elegance to an outfit. I also wore my Kurt Geiger black brogues because they’re really comfy and whenever we go to London we just walk and walk and walk.
After a quite bit of damage to mine and my mum’s bank account, we went to Shoreditch to try out a restaurant called Ceviche that my mum really wanted to try. The food was very light, but it was a bit spicy for me, despite that some of the dishes were so delicious I just powered through the spice.
Then we walked down Shoreditch High Street and stopped off at a place called Pump. There was this stall called Nosteagia which sold something called a bubble waffle which I obviously HAD to try. I got the Oreo flavour, which was a bubble waffle with cream, chocolate sauce and Oreos. The waffle was so nice, it was a much lighter alternative to the normally dense waffle and therefore didn’t make you feel bloated and lethargic after eating.
Then we stopped off to pick up a burrito and went back to our friend’s house that we were staying at to watch some Dragon’s Den.
The next day we went to two of my favourite places in London, the first was for a sort of brunch at my favourite restaurant in London: Ippudo. Ippudo is a Japanese ramen restaurant that is delicious if you are ever in London you should definitely go. The one we go to is in Soho but there’s also one in Canary Wharf, there is also one in New York.
Afterwards, we walked to Covent Garden as we hadn’t been to that area in years. On the way we stumbled upon my favourite ice cream place in London: Udderlicious. I only thought there was one in Islington, but it turns out they’ve built a new one. I was planning on traipsing back to Islington after the theatre but luckily my feet were saved. I had my favourite flavour chocolate sea salt and with one I hadn’t had before mint chocolate. Another place, I definitely definitely recommend.
We then went to Kensington and walked to Wholefoods and bought some not so healthy cakes from there to take to the theatre, I got a salted caramel chocolate tart. We then had dinner in the canteen on the top floor of Wholefoods. I had a chose the Mexican section having what was basically a giant nacho (I can’t remember what it was called) but I had it with beef, beans, salad, guacamole and sour cream.
Then we got the tube to the National Theatre to see the Seagull, as I’m studying it as part of my A Level Theatre Studies. On the way to the theatre my mum gasped and was like “oh my god I need a picture”. It was none other than Lady C from I’m A Celebrity. We stopped and had a little chat about what everyone was like in the jungle (I can’t remember what she said at all oops). She asked us if we wanted to take a selfie and would you look down below…
We went to see the play and honestly it was mind blowing. The National Theatre productions are phenomenal, compared to my city’s theatre which is still excellent, this was just out of this world. They successfully built the tension this play needed and I was on the edge of my seat waiting for more to happen but then the play ended and I was just like WHY.
The next day we went for breakfast at Dishoom before getting the train back home. The Dishoom breakfast was delicious and they got it spot on. I’m half indian and my mum’s toast that came with her breakfast tasted exactly like the toast my grandma makes me. I had a naan with fried egg in it and the tomato sauce that came with it tasted just like the ones I had in India. I also ordered my favourite drink and it was a breakfast lassi with cumin in it. It was a great end to the trip.
Thanks for reading,
Roma x
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