Wreck this Journal {Part 1}

So my previous Wreck this Journal got stolen, and I had to start all over again. I don’t really mind, as it challenges me to use my creativity to wreck this one differently. I thought I’d start this one from the very beginning and then do the pages on random from there.

Wreck this journal is a activity book,  written by Keri Smith, it challenges your creative thinking.  It’s definitely worth the buy. You can also check out how I wrecked my previous Wreck this Journal here.

Notting Hill - Portobello Market

I’ve been back in South Africa for almost 6 months now, and I still haven’t shared all of my United Kingdom photos. So I thought I might carry on sharing more photos from my travels, and this particular post will be about the famous Portobello Market in Notting Hill, the market is usually in full swing on Saturdays. I loved the beautiful colorful buildings and incredible clothes, fresh-food and antiques for sale. The market began as a fresh-food market in the 19th century, antiques dealers arrived in the late 1940s and '50s, and now have a substantial number of them trading mainly on Saturday mornings. It is the largest antiques market in the UK. I took quite a long time to walk through the whole street from beginning, but it was completely worth while, especially when you end it with beer at a local pub in Portobello Road.

lately

I have a whole lot of “lately” to catch up on. Things got a little hectic with the last couple of days I had left in London, and being back in the sunny South Africa, with job hunting and six months worth of catching up with friends and family.

A bunch of exciting things happened to me in the last couple of months. I became aunt for the third time. I wish I could say I adopted a cat, but my best friend did, and I had a lovely week of “cat-sitting”, which made me really want one of my own. I got to spend new years with the friends that I love and later in the year I also had the chance to go the the Chinese New Years festival in Bronkhortspruit, completely new and exciting experience for me, but I’ll do it again in a heart beat! Also, I got a couple of freelance graphic design gigs, which I’m more than happy with and can’t explain how overwhelming it was to realize that I am now my own boss and I can use my own creativity to do what I love. Bonus: and make some money.  Overall it’s been a really good couple of months and I’m happy to be where I am in my life.

This is some photos from my phone to show what I’ve been up to lately.

I’m happy to be back in South Africa, but it won’t be right if I don’t admit that I really do miss London most days.

Winter Wonderland

On Friday Sarah and I went to the opening night of Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, we also met with Blake, 3 friends reunited from our Scotland trip that was in August. It was wonderful to see hangout for the first time since we said goodbye in Edinburgh. Winter Wonderland was absolutely amazing, you can’t even try to describe it in words. It’s absolutely mind blowing! The night was a barrel of laughs and some Steins were had too.

 

Afterwards we ended up walking around Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square and Soho. I had so much fun, can’t believe I have to leave this city.

lately

I had a little laptop trouble so this post is a bit late. Although other than that the past week was really good, I met with Sarah in Wimbledon where we had coffee and Mulled Wine. I found my new favorite pub in London called Roof Terrace.  It’s probably the last time in my life I would be able to say that I was drinking beer from Spain in Wimbledon London with a great friend who’s from Australia.

It was beyond cold in London this last week and I can only imagine it will get worse. I’m really not used to this type of weather. My Cute little niece had her first Ballet Class back in South Africa and I’m sad to say I had missed it. This week was also spent with Stephanie and Riley most of the time, I only have a week left in London, it feels completely unreal to think I’ll be leaving this place so soon.

My few favorites of the week was basically the Roasted Chestnut & Amaretto Lattes from Caffé Nero (tastes like Christmas), mulled Cider was an absolutely MUST and the Roof Terrace pub (which I can’t believe I only discovered 2 weeks before I have to leave for South Africa).

British Museum

The British Museum established in 1753, is a museum in London dedicated to human history and culture. On the 2nd of August Stephanie and I visited this amazing building with its beautiful architectural glass-roofed Great Court.

Windsor Castle

For Stephanie’s birthday which was on the 29th of July, we went to Windsor Castle. I loved it, it was so beautiful. The castle is notable for its long association with the British royal family and for its architecture. The castle includes the 15th-century St George's Chapel, considered by historian John Robinson to be "one of the supreme achievements of English Perpendicular Gothic" design. More than five hundred people live and work in Windsor Castle.