247. Deq

I have arrived in London!! Quick post because I am extremely tired and need to sleep soon. First here's what I did during my last night in Toronto..I was so sad to leave because I thought I would miss Toronto a lot, but as expected..after a mere 5min in London I LOVE it here!! I never expected to like London so much but it's one of my favourite cities now and I wouldn't mind living here someday.
So the night before I left my friend & I went to the Ritz-Carlton's Deq patio for champagne and desserts.


It's a really nice patio..want to come here more often this summer.




Exchanged like 6 different currencies for this trip.


Sneak peak of my London pics. Today I mainly went to Notting Hill & Harrods..also walked around the streets a bit. Walking from place to place does take quite a bit of time - London is actually a lot bigger than I imagined.

246. I like London in the rain

I am leaving on my trip to Europe in less than a week..I was so excited about going when I first booked the ticket & started planning, but now I'm not as much because I'm a liiiiittle bit nervous about travelling alone. Also because I will REALLY miss Toronto and some people here. I'm sure I'll be fine when I get there though..I mean I'm not even going for that long. I know when I'm there I won't want to come back.
I already got reservations at some really nice restaurants, so I'm forcing myself to get over my fear of eating out alone hahah. I also spent the entire week planning my hotels. I know most people don't think it's worth it to spend a lot on hotels but I love staying in nice places..
I'll have my laptop so I'll most likely blog everyday when I'm there. I'm going to try to travel a lot more now that I'm done school/have more time, so from now on this blog is going to focus more on travel. Hopefully.

It's been awhile since my last post, since I've been quite busy..so here's some recent photos to sum up what's been happening:


The obligatory washroom photo in Spice Route


Pomegranate mojitos on the Boiler House patio. I don't usually drink mojitos but the ones they make here were so good, it's my new favourite summer drink!!


Unfortunately the calamari was not so good..




Dinner at Le Papillon - the amuse-bouche. This was one of my favourite restaurants in Toronto, but their menu recently changed. It's still good but not as good as it used to be..

245. La Societe Stella Artois

Unexpected surprise in the mail a few days ago..my membership package & black card from La Societe Stella Artois !


Everything that was in it - a member's handbook, the black card and a few invitations to give out. If you want one, let me know! Though to be honest I'm not exactly sure what the perks are for being a member yet..




Went for some drinks + food at Deq in the Ritz-Carlton a few days ago



Then Earls after that where I got my usual white peach Bellini. I don't remember if I've ever tried peach bellinis at other bars, but I'm convinced Earls makes the best ones.


We got the crazy idea to sit out on the patio..it was so cold and windy! We were the only ones out there.


My spontaneous Saturday consisted of around 5 hours at Beer Bistro with a bunch of people from my building (well most of them anyway). Drank some Fruli, ate a lot of food, and tried Hacker Pschorr - beer is definitely not one of my favourite drinks but I liked this one. It has a very smooth crisp taste.


Then at night we went to Brassaii!

I have sort of been neglecting my blog lately because I've been SO busy planning my trip. I'm extremely excited for it. I will definitely be blogging about it while I'm there. I can't believe it's already May now..I'm leaving in just a couple weeks! When I booked my ticket at first it seemed like the day would never come, but now I leave in just a couple weeks and I still got a lot to plan. I'm 50/50 right now about changing my return flight to a (much) later date lol. I think when I'm there I won't want to come back. Plus there's so many cool hotels I want to stay at - I'm going for all the hotels/restaurants just as much as I'm going for all the other touristy sightseeing.