This weekend I had the special treat of visiting my cousin, Martha, in London. Martha has recently relocated to London to pursue writing (I mean London worked for Beatrice Potter & Shakespeare right?)
In short, it was an absolute delight. Four days of laughter and cocktails and delicious food and lots and lot of people. London is actually 66 times more populated than Stavanger (yes, I did crunch the numbers). And let me just say you felt it. People were everywhere; on the streets, in the Underground, booking up all the restaurants. More than once we found restaurants completely booked and had to wait past ten many nights to get served dinner. But we loved it. The city was so vibrant and alive. There was so many things going on continuously- literally every place felt bumping.
A couple favorite moments:
Visiting the Colombia Flower Market on Sunday (above): Stalls were overflowing with so many people you felt like you were in a school of fish, peering glimpses of stalls lush with flowers through the crowd.
Yoga at Frame in Shoreditch: Martha and I had the most amazing power yoga class at Frame, a fitness studio near her place. The yoga teacher was a sub, but phenomenal! Felt ready to conquer London afterwards. Instead went and ate lunch.
Virginia Woolf @ The Book Club: We went to an hour long performance of A Room of One's Own in the basement of The Book Club, a local cafe/bar/club/host-of-amazing-intellectual-events. This local venue has tons of fun events every day and a mean looking cocktail list. The vibe makes you feel immediately cool and hip.
Weird fact about Stavanger, where I currently live? When Google translates Stavanger from Norwegian to English, it translates to London. Coincidence? I think not.
Cheers from London, Norway
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