THE TEA HOUSE

As two people who grown up in Turkey, the tea is a important thing in our daily life. We love the tea and at home, we have always ready a good brewed tea in our teapot. And when the tea jar is less then half full, we immediately visit our tea shop in Covent Garden.

The Tea House at Neal Street no:15, is our favorite tea shop in London. This 30 years old, small, cozy shop has a variety of tea leaves and also any kind of teapots, tea cups and tea accessories.

By the way, after talking about our relationship with the tea, with this magical plant’s leaves, here is a video we like and want to share with you: 

CHRISTMAS POP-UP MARKET AT DALSTON PIER

Small, 5-6 stalls pop-up christmas market at Dalston Pier. It’s worth only if you are in the neighborhood.

CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST THERE

London is ready for christmas. A door from North London...

SANTACON 2012

This year’s Santacon was less joyful compairing the last year’s but the thing which was not missing certainly was the originality. This year there were some new Santas in the town. 

The Beach Santas...  

Santas throwing Brussel sprouts to Elfs...

Pink baloon Santas...

Some holy personages visiting Santas...

Cool Santas...

Stylish Santas...

And some examples of this year’s Miss. Santa creations...  

THE BOOK OF CHRISTMAS

Yesterday we visited The Landscape Photographer of the Year exhibition in National Theatre. There were some really good landscape photos. 

After the exhibition, before going to the London Philarmonic Orchestra concert at the Royal Festival Hall,  we stopped at the National Theatre’s bookshop and found The Christmas Book which is about everything about christmas time like traditions, food, legends etc.  The Christmas Book written by Jane Struthers can be a good alternative to the perfect christmassy gift.   

THE ROYAL BABY

This is the best description of the actual situation. It's unbelievable. All nation is pregnant, all nation has morning sickness. 

Not only in UK, in the rest of the world also is one of the most popular topics. Or maybe we should say the rest of the universe??? 

Source: The International Herald Tribune

HERCULE POIROT’S CHRISTMAS

Some christmas reading, some crime, some Agatha Christie...

TAKE FIVE BY DAVE BRUBECK

In memory of...

SOUND ON SCREEN

Yesterday evening we enjoyed a beautiful performance at Ciné Lumière, the cinema of  L’Institut Français in South Kensington. It was a Sound on Screen organisation, a combination of parts of film on big screen and live classical music concert. 

First part was Beethoven’s ‘Sonata Op. 47 for piano and violin’ performed by Alexander Schmalcz (piano) and Diana Galvydyte (violin) with Bernard Rose’s film ‘Kreutzer Sonata’. 

Second part was Mahler’s ‘Piano Quartet in A minor’ performed by Alexander Schmalcz (piano) and members of Quatuor Voce with Martin Scorsese’s film ‘Shutter Island’. 

And the third part was Schubert’s ‘String Quartet No.14 in D minor’ performed by Quatuor Voce (violin, violin, viola, cello) with Roman Polanski’s film ‘Death and the Maiden’. 

Before the concert we had a glass of wine at the little bistro of L’Institut Français. It was a successful performance. And also thanks to this organisation, we learned that Ciné Lumière is a comfortable cinema which shows nice films. What we can want more?  

CHRISTMASSY

Every year the christmas and new year spirit come to our home 1st of December. But this year we couldn’t wait and we called the lights and the reds and the greens (and the cat) earlier. Since one week we enjoy the lights and the spirit.