London: Tea Time in Wonderland » tube http://teatimeinwonderland.co.uk The magic of London Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:04:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 A week-end in London: Jan 06-08, 2012 http://teatimeinwonderland.co.uk/lang/en/2012/01/05/a-week-end-in-london-jan-06-08-2012-un-week-end-a-londres-06-08-janvier-2012 http://teatimeinwonderland.co.uk/lang/en/2012/01/05/a-week-end-in-london-jan-06-08-2012-un-week-end-a-londres-06-08-janvier-2012#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:53:06 +0000 Chocoralie http://teatimeinwonderland.co.uk/?p=9924 Another page turned. Good resolutions taken in the warm cocoon of the festivities. Good resolutions shaken hard by the first day back to work, sometimes even lost on the way there, we’ll pick them up again on the way back home. Sigh, cross out 2011 and write carefully, 2012 each time we write a new date. Such a feeling that everything would be brand new and be slightly surprised that nothing has changed, still lost in the magic of December.

Well, sometimes, the best resolution is to get lots of sparkles of your own, those that will make your eyes and your nails glitter, hypnotise the gaze. What a better way to shine through the day, even when wind and rain threaten to take your umbrella away?

Cheers!
* Drink to the spirit of our beloved Dickens.

Smile:
* Nothing stops a taxi driver. Not even the cold.
* Do you quidditch?
* Art beats the winter blues in the Tube.
* Chips with that?

Yummy time ahead:
* Hélène Darroze will be offering her delicious Galette des Rois, the traditional French cake eaten to celebrate Epiphany, as part of the Connaught‘s afternoon tea. It will also be for sale at the hotel for people to take back home. Give them a call!
* Have a bite at the it/eat address of the moment, the Delaunay.
* Deal. Remember The Rosendale and The Avalon -  delicious (and kids-friendly) gastropubs. You can eat there for half the usual price till the end of the month!

Out of the ordinary:
* Have a closer look at the Olympic Games area.
* Fall in love with short films.
* Disco, karaoke, bowling and garden gnomes. We’re not joking.
* Dream in a London garden.

]]> http://teatimeinwonderland.co.uk/lang/en/2012/01/05/a-week-end-in-london-jan-06-08-2012-un-week-end-a-londres-06-08-janvier-2012/feed 5 A week-end in London: Sept 16-18, 2011 http://teatimeinwonderland.co.uk/lang/en/2011/09/15/a-week-end-in-london-sept-16-18-2011-un-week-end-a-londres-16-18-sept-2011 http://teatimeinwonderland.co.uk/lang/en/2011/09/15/a-week-end-in-london-sept-16-18-2011-un-week-end-a-londres-16-18-sept-2011#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:55:06 +0000 Chocoralie http://teatimeinwonderland.co.uk/?p=8057 Every year, the London Design Festival proves fascinating with creativity. Go and see the greenhouse made entirely of Lego in Covent Garden, the timber wave at the V&A, see this museum under a different angle, wonder whether Alice would have loved this impressive dress, and wow at some Svarowski in St paul.

Hibernate? You don’t have the time, there are so many things to seee:

* This week-end also is the Open House one. For some places, tickets needed to be booked well in advance but many other addresses will be accessible easily. Like this one.The whole program is this way.

* Indulge in a Russian brunch.

* Go to Burlington Arcade to see how smart a tux can be.

* See a film on a rooftop with a view on the Thames. You might want to grab a blanket but it is always a nice experience.

* Honey, I have shrunk the art.

* Rediscover Annie Lennox  through her costumes, souvenirs, political campaigns.

* Follow the tube.

* Learn to sew in a fab café.

* Be charmed.

* Dance on African music.

* Fan of William Curley, the best british chocolatier? Pre-order his new book on his website and you will receive it signed with a dedicated message.

* Get fruit foraging in London.

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Another blog brought a smile – the authors post pictures of strangers (only guys) met on their commuting journey, add a few lines, guess their thoughts, their story. Hey, maybe you’re one of them, check it out!

Oh, if you think you’re the chap of the year, click this way.

* It’s shopping time on Carnaby Street this Thursday with 20% off.

* Love gardening? Tomato plants will be given for free on Trafalgar on Friday.

* Love is what you want, says Tracey Emin – a comforting thought.

* Find your favourite food vans at the Rye Pub – from the Choc Star to the Meat Wagon.

* The Andipa Gallery brings the language of flowers to an art.

* Nude Espresso just opened on Soho Square but forget the coffee. What you want to try is their Lamington cake, an Australian treat made of sponge cake in a layer of chocolate and coconut. Just don’t count the calories.

* Love acrobatics, martial arts, parkour? Rush or jump to the Udderbelly this week-end.

* Fortnum & Mason celebrate refined crafts.

* Tango and afternoon teas -  just jump in those dancing shoes and grab a few scones…

* Med-tea-tation with Teanamu at Holland Park -  a zen moment in a marvellous garden.

* Nothing is free in life, they say. Well wait: join those ecclectic workshops to learn a few skills for free: car mechanics, burlesque dancing, self defence…

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A fab example from the 1940ies. The London tube actually has quite a collection of clocks -  have you seen any of those yet?

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Each tube station has a particularity -  a mural, an historical detail -  just takes a little search…

At Bethnal Green, I went tiles hunting to collect those symbols.
The 55 Broadway were the HQ of Underground Electric Railways Company of London. The others are not, as I first thought, linked to the coat of arms of the many boroughs of London (which are worth a look, though!). Any tips? Let me know…


Have a closer look to the very last one, the Parliament. under the two crowns, doesn’t this look like a bowl hat?

A few more anecdotes…
– Art works…
– A few words from the past…
– Charing Cross’ story…
– Fireworks of colours at Tottenham Court Rd…
– London is a jungle…
– Elementary, my dear tourist!

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- Have you smiled in the tube this week? Let us know!

- Hey, the Naked Cowboy (yes, the famous new-York one!) is @ St Pancras today!

- Be zen…

- Discover a secret wine cellar…

- Add a few music notes to the day…

- Listen to Anne’s Boleyn love letter to Henry VIII…

- Have a starry dinner! Or go for a touch of exotism at the Westfield Malaysian market…

- Get yourself a nice piece of art…

- Book a Wizard of Oz afternoon tea…

- Tag your way through the City…

- How fashion are you?

- Listen a classic album in a pub…

Pssst, next week is rum party time @ Selfridge’s!

]]> http://teatimeinwonderland.co.uk/lang/en/2011/01/20/post-it-for-the-week-end-jan-21-23-2011-post-it-for-the-week-end-21-23-janvier-2011/feed 2 The tube, this unusual art gallery http://teatimeinwonderland.co.uk/lang/en/2011/01/11/the-tube-this-unusual-art-gallery-un-peu-dart-dans-le-metro http://teatimeinwonderland.co.uk/lang/en/2011/01/11/the-tube-this-unusual-art-gallery-un-peu-dart-dans-le-metro#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 23:59:28 +0000 Chocoralie http://teatimeinwonderland.co.uk/?p=4167 The London tube asked, some time ago, a hundred artists to help them celebrate a hundred years of tube art -  hence 100 extra creations based on their logo.

You can still see them around -  quite a few @ Piccadilly Station. Surprising, funny, poetic – collect them!

Rose Finn

Doug Fishbone

Alex Frost

Clare Woods

James Ireland

David Blandy

The hut project

The 100 pieces are grouped here

About the tube:
- Charing Cross
- Tottenham Court rd
- Baker st
- Waterloo
- Stepney Green
- During the war

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- Well, let’s start with the Dulwich Gallery’s birthday party: music, yummy food, falcons, fireworks! Don’t miss their formidable Norman Rockwell’s retrospective, fynny and yet, touching.

- Quite a birthday celebration @ this Lido too…

- Talking of falcons, have you seen any on Trafalgar Square?

- Go on a treasure hunt…

- Be romantic @ Selfridge’s…

- Ready, steady… cook! (Jane, I don’t think they have Thermomixes… Something has to be done!)

- …or very extravagant with this Tube flashmob!

- A pinch of surrealism…

- Oh, forget those resolutions. Head for chocolate…

- See London from the other side…

- Hop, a detox cocktail to cheer everything up!

- Don’t stop till you get enough @ the Tate late evening…

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Only daywalkers or tourists can enjoy the nostalgy of another time, like this sign which evokes the gloved hand of Alice’s white rabbit…

To the trains, Stepney Green Station

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- Dr Who has arrived!

- Love movies? Try this little known museum… Or come and say hi to Alien!

- Ecclectic collection of art and sculpture garden @ the Royal Chelsea Hospital

- British glamour? This way to the Somerset House…

- Doesn’t this shop makes you feel like a kid again? How long has it been since you played with conkers?

- A touch of Africa on Trafalgar Square…

- A pub hiding a tearoom?

- The tube stops @ the V&A…

Pssssst, for next week:

Monday starts… the chocolate week and the cocktail week! To be enjoyed seperately or mixed…

- Oct 11-16, the Artisan du Chocolat proposes chocolate cocktails for £4.50 -  hoorray, I say!

- Rococo is organising tasting experiences for a very reasonable price. Such as cheese and chocolate (mais oui!) for £5. Yummy!

- Oh, and do come and sing Grease on Tuesday!

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