tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post5236427777462033112..comments2023-10-09T20:51:52.770+11:00Comments on kirin notebook - the blog of lara cameron: London, anyone?Larahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08866886848733190371noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-38749138544065564422008-03-08T03:58:00.000+11:002008-03-08T03:58:00.000+11:00hnHi Lara, Someone suggested a bookshop on Great T...hnHi Lara, Someone suggested a bookshop on Great Titchfield Street( just behind Oxford circus) it's called Franks and well worth a look. This used to be the fashion district of London, but sadly most companies have moved further out. Cross Oxford Street to find Berwick Street in Soho and some great fabric shops, and Kleins on Noel St. for trims ( if he's still there!)There's loads of places to eat around there too. John Lewis' (big dept. store) Haberdashery Dept is worth a look.<BR/>And I don't know if any one mentioned Designers Guild, and Mint and The cross- you'll have too google them! Have fun and don't forget to look up, the architecture is amazing!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02874243162642762299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-2310151293134861332008-03-07T09:27:00.000+11:002008-03-07T09:27:00.000+11:00I was just about to say Exmouth Market ... but it ...I was just about to say Exmouth Market ... but it looks like Read Me has given you the best info of the lot... Everything mentioned there is sperb, and from exmouth market you can easily walk to the BIG Magma book store in Clerkenwell (much bigger than the one in Covent Garden, and often with an exhibition going on down stairs).<BR/><BR/>Covent Garden for more that just Orla Keily - veritable treasure trove of shops fanning out from Seven Dials.<BR/><BR/>Did she mention Sir John Soan's museum in Holborn? Oh yes she did - up the road from there on Southampton Row is the most beautiful handmade paper shop in the world ever and their basement is filled with bookmaking and bookbinding stuff.<BR/><BR/>When at Liberty's, you must also go to Carnaby Street area, and go to Kingley Court ... some really great design/art/craft/fashion shops in there....<BR/><BR/>Oh Dear, you've made me very homesick ... We moved out of London 6 months ago ... To lovely Bristol so thats OK - bit definitely hoping to be there around easter weekend ...littlemithihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05072027337598940807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-85132452931918528002008-03-05T13:00:00.000+11:002008-03-05T13:00:00.000+11:00wow what a list! if i ever go to London i know whe...wow what a list! if i ever go to London i know where to come for hot tips :)<BR/><BR/>i have nothing to add except that i lived in Brighton when i was a kid and i loved it. i notice someone else has recommended it. apparently these days it's quite a cool place. so that's my suggestion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-13433653622867479632008-03-05T09:43:00.000+11:002008-03-05T09:43:00.000+11:00How exciting... there is nothing like visiting som...How exciting... there is nothing like visiting somewhere for the first time. Realise that many of the suggestions are duplicated by your other visitors, but here you are<BR/><BR/>East<BR/>Columbia Road on Sunday morning, it closes at 2pm<BR/>Leila's Deli and Ally Cappelino on Calvert Avenue<BR/>Brick Lane various, but nothing as good as on...<BR/>Cheshire Street for Labour & Wait, Mar Mar Co, Shelf, Ella Doran and others<BR/>Truman Brewery for Story Deli - THE best pizza in London by far, organic and amazing toppings, each one is like a work of art...<BR/>Spitalfields Market on Sunday, also Thursday lunchtime is really worth a visit, lots going on with shops in the new development as well as the market, plust you have A Gold and Verde & Co on Brushfield Street & St John Bread & Wine on Commercial St which is near to The Ten Bells Pub of Jack The Ripper Fame<BR/>Two little beauties are Story on Wilkes Street and Hurwundeki on Puma Court (this is a hairdressers, but walk past and take a look... it's owned by Ki, lovely Korean man, and it's wonderful to look at, they have an old record player and play the most ecelectic collection of records (http://www.hurwundeki.com/)<BR/>Geffrey Museum is a wonderful interious collection (www.geffrye-museum.org.uk/)<BR/><BR/>South<BR/>Borough Market on a Saturday, this is the only day of the full market and it does get busy, but even so I think it's worth the squeeze, there are various parts open on other days (no market on a Sunday)<BR/>Shipps Tea Room<BR/>Konditor & Cook<BR/>Neals Yard Cheese<BR/>Monmouth Coffee<BR/>To the East of here you have Tower Bridge and Shad Thames<BR/>To the West you have Tate Modern, Oxo Tower, Hayward Gallery, South Bank Centre, London Eye<BR/>All Walking distance<BR/>On Bermondsey Street you have The Garrison which would be so worth a visit (www.thegarrison.co.uk/)booking advised in the evening and also you have the Fashion & Textile Museum with is about to re-open<BR/><BR/>North<BR/>Islingon would be a nice day of shopping and cafes... you have<BR/>Aria<BR/>Twentytwentyone<BR/>Loop (knitting)<BR/>Toast<BR/>Euphorium Bakery<BR/>along Camden Passage you have<BR/>Elk In The Woods (www.the-elk-in-the-woods.co.uk/)<BR/>Kamilla Ruberg (jewellery)<BR/>Paul A Young (chocolate)<BR/>From here you are a short walk to Amwell Street and onto Exmouth Market for<BR/>Family Tree<BR/>Moro (highly recommend booking to eat here once)<BR/>EC1 (jewellery)<BR/>Metropolitan Books<BR/>Antoni & Alison (www.antoniandalison.co.uk/shop.php)<BR/><BR/>Also north Hampstead & Primrose Hill<BR/><BR/>Central<BR/>LIBERTY - has anyone suggested this place yet?? HA!<BR/>not far from here is<BR/>Fernandez & Wells (www.fernandezandwells.com/)<BR/>Nordic Bakery (www.nordicbakery.com/)<BR/>Sir John Soane's Museum (www.soane.org/)<BR/>Soho for Cloth House on Berwick St plus other fabric shops<BR/>Maison Bertaux is also a MUST for cake & tea on Greek Street<BR/>Yauatcha try the tea house on the ground floor<BR/>St Christophers Place for Marimekko<BR/>Marylebone Lane for<BR/>Button Queen (buttons)<BR/>Paul Rothe (old fashioned cafe)<BR/>KJs Laundry<BR/>Tracey Neuls<BR/>Saltwater<BR/>VV Rouleaux (LUSH ribbons & trimmings)<BR/>Marylebone High Street for<BR/>Skandium<BR/>Cath Kidston<BR/>Daunt Books (LOVE)<BR/>Emma Bridgewater<BR/>Conran<BR/>Farmers Market<BR/><BR/>Covent Garden for Orla Kiely<BR/><BR/>Mayfair for<BR/>Dover Street Market, got to the Rose Bakery on the top floor for a piggy latte<BR/>Wright & Teague (www.wrightandteague.com)<BR/>Fortnum & Mason visit the parlour (www.fortnumandmason.com/Our-Restaurants/Parlour-Restaurant.aspx)<BR/>The Wolseley (www.thewolseley.com/)<BR/><BR/>West<BR/>The V&A<BR/>Knightsbridge<BR/>Sloane Square<BR/>Kings Road<BR/>Fulham Road<BR/>Walton Street for<BR/>Farmacia Santa Maria Novella<BR/><BR/>Portobello Road (Friday is the best day for the market) & if you want to go to the cinema you MUST go to The Electric<BR/>Westborne Grove<BR/>Ledbury Road<BR/><BR/>Dont forget our Parks, we're the greenest city in the world.<BR/>Kensington Gardens for Peter Pan<BR/>(www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/kensington_gardens/peter_pan_statue.cfm)<BR/><BR/>Slightly further afield are<BR/>East - East Dulwich<BR/>West - Chiswisk<BR/><BR/>Day Trips<BR/>Whitstable - Frank (www.frankworks.eu)<BR/>Brighton - Bill's (www.billsproducestore.co.uk/)<BR/>Winchester - The Hambledon (www.thehambledon.com)<BR/><BR/>Oh my... this is a long post sorry, can you see that I love my home town?? Taking a quick glance back over my suggestions can you also tell thatI like a cafe!!<BR/><BR/>Enjoy every minute of being here, safe travelsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-76454569465066596032008-03-05T07:06:00.000+11:002008-03-05T07:06:00.000+11:00Oops the links didn't work but you can find the po...Oops the links didn't work but you can find the post under the shopping category on the blog!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261765799991854011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-30166471425855487702008-03-05T06:59:00.000+11:002008-03-05T06:59:00.000+11:00I wrote a couple of post on 'my patch' here:http:/...I wrote a couple of post on 'my patch' here:<BR/><BR/>http://mypiccalilli.blogspot.com/2006/09/cheshire-street-accessories-and.html<BR/><BR/>http://mypiccalilli.blogspot.com/2006/09/cheshire-street-homewares-and.html<BR/><BR/>Columbia Road is 10mins away and lovely on a Sunday morning. And Spitalfields worth a visit in the afternoon. <BR/><BR/>Libertys is a must.<BR/><BR/>Borough is fantastic for food and generally wandering.<BR/><BR/>I would definitely try and visit the Tate and have a wander along the river to the Southbank.<BR/><BR/>Will comment again if I think of others - have fun!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261765799991854011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-53426360421180847572008-03-04T12:16:00.000+11:002008-03-04T12:16:00.000+11:00oh oh oh the jealousy! my hubby's off in april but...oh oh oh the jealousy! my hubby's off in april but my 'condition' will keep me here! we lived in london for nearly 4 years before we got married and we always long to go back...you are so lucky!!!<BR/><BR/>you must eat at mildreds in soho (from memory its lexington ave or off it) and is the best modern veggie..they do veggie burgers with wedges and the best fruit crumble. Its super trendy, affordable and yummy. We also love to eat at wagamamas which you'll find everywhere!<BR/><BR/>for a bit of fresh air head up to primrose hill....very trendy, cute shops and a short walk from train station..might spot some celebs there too<BR/><BR/>I adored cath kidston on marlyborne high street, its on 2 levels and full of everything and such a cutesy shop. <BR/><BR/>I also loved liberty and there are always things on sale in there and I've got a great stock of little make up bags and the like<BR/><BR/>oohhhh have fun and can't wait to see what you bring home<BR/><BR/>Corrie;)Corriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15742167397662346566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-1205243628780812802008-03-03T20:59:00.000+11:002008-03-03T20:59:00.000+11:00Oh, I'm incredibly envious! When I lived in Londo...Oh, I'm incredibly envious! When I lived in London, our favourite breakfast on a Saturday morning was a roast pork roll with apple sauce on a baguette just out of the oven at Borough Market. Get there super early!<BR/><BR/>Everything I was going to suggest has already been covered - Liberty, VV Rouleaux (I love this shop!), V&A Museum, Muji, Marylebone High Street, Topshop, Oasis, Cath Kidston, Treacle at Columbia Road market...I would love to go back!<BR/><BR/>I think you'd love Brighton - it reminded me a bit of Brunswick and Fitzroy.Brierley + Cloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832830179767473757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-80635723565777602872008-03-03T10:22:00.000+11:002008-03-03T10:22:00.000+11:00Come to Switzerland!Come to Switzerland!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-80613444712918108482008-03-03T05:39:00.000+11:002008-03-03T05:39:00.000+11:00Ooh you will love London. Check out my post about ...Ooh you will love London. Check out my post about when I went http://vintagepleasure.typepad.com/vintage_pleasure/2007/07/camden-and-port.html there's a link in it to the comments I got recommending places. <BR/>I would definitely recommend Portobello Market on saturday morning.In fact all day! Sunday Columbia Road Market shouldn't be missed.It's advertised as a flower market but it is so much more.Lots of great shops and stalls.Vintage Heaven is worth a visit http://www.vintageheaven.co.uk/ Next time I am definitely visiting VV Rouleaux http://www.vvrouleaux.com/index/page.asp?page_no=5 and Spitalfields Market http://www.visitspitalfields.com/<BR/>Do some research and plan your days out.Get yourself an Oyster card for the tube and an underground map.Have fun!!!Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00594821266695081190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-23141392309910574082008-03-03T00:34:00.000+11:002008-03-03T00:34:00.000+11:00lucky you! I put the same question out, but didn't...lucky you! I put the same question out, but didn't get som many answers, when a new blogger.<BR/>Here are some links and suggestions from our trip last september. Enjoy! <BR/>+ kew garden if spring has come a bit closer! + Spitalfields market weekends<BR/>http://bibbiforsman.blogspot.com/2007/09/london-suggestions.html<BR/>http://bibbiforsman.blogspot.com/2007/10/what-else-i-saw-in-london.html<BR/>http://bibbiforsman.blogspot.com/2007/10/pif-update-and-busy-london.html<BR/>http://bibbiforsman.blogspot.com/2008/10/victoria-albert.html<BR/><BR/>If I had only one more choice, I would go to Berlin. Friendly, creative, alternative + classic Europe put together. Stay in the former eastern parts of town and visit Potsdam.Bibbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03283799270365741492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-84659743314685933642008-03-02T21:28:00.000+11:002008-03-02T21:28:00.000+11:00Have a great time Lara, V&A have some great talks ...Have a great time Lara, V&A have some great talks and slide shows on Friday nights check them out before you go.<BR/>Get to Brick Lane great eclectic shops and fantastic food especially Indian. I think there is a market on Sunday, maybe someone else knows.patchworkoncentralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07874792380096436257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-41934452272398843212008-03-02T15:51:00.000+11:002008-03-02T15:51:00.000+11:00Definitely go to Paris the extra week. While in Lo...Definitely go to Paris the extra week. While in London make sure to visit Topshop!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-45854157271157516292008-03-02T09:00:00.000+11:002008-03-02T09:00:00.000+11:00So, the only thing to add to the great suggestions...So, the only thing to add to the great suggestions here is to find your own walking tour- online resources are great and take the bus and sit right above the driver. <BR/><BR/>It is really easy to get around London and sitting in a double decker made me feel like it was my own private tour bus : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-69569662189505977212008-03-02T00:53:00.000+11:002008-03-02T00:53:00.000+11:00There's a Busaba Ethai on Store Street, off Totten...There's a Busaba Ethai on Store Street, off Tottenham Court Road and so Lara could take in Paperchase at the same time. (Re: Wagamama, I believe they're owned by the same guy.) And then maybe walk to Foyles bookstore on Charing Cross Road.paolabilityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17527561788514528499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-41464044296777093352008-03-02T00:30:00.000+11:002008-03-02T00:30:00.000+11:00Take the train up to Edinburgh, Scotland! On the w...Take the train up to Edinburgh, Scotland! On the way, stop in the Lake district to see the Beatrix Potter estate. There are lots of fabulous B&Bs nearby. It's a great place to stock up on handmade woolen goods for a very good price. If you're looking for textiles, there's a fantastic fabric shop in Oxford, another great day trip.Liitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086419310877252475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-56405078675731971772008-03-02T00:29:00.000+11:002008-03-02T00:29:00.000+11:00hey - you should check out www.weebirdy.com for so...hey - you should check out www.weebirdy.com for some cool london shopping tips. i've read about crafty, fabric and textile stuff therepaintergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474904547653583413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-84939352962310209462008-03-01T23:02:00.000+11:002008-03-01T23:02:00.000+11:00hmm... happy for you. sad for me. Just when I book...hmm... happy for you. sad for me. Just when I book my flight to Melb, you head off OS. I'm sure it's nothing personal is it LARA??<BR/>Have a great time!!! I want a full shop report when you return.Kristen Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05832334804577889358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-50084949840337513022008-03-01T21:22:00.000+11:002008-03-01T21:22:00.000+11:00awesomeness! wow great new!have a great time!awesomeness! wow great new!<BR/>have a great time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-30887189944752250882008-03-01T20:51:00.000+11:002008-03-01T20:51:00.000+11:00Gosh, reading all these suggestions is making me e...Gosh, reading all these suggestions is making me excited about visiting them and I already live here! Hehe.<BR/><BR/>Now I want visit the places I hadn't heard of before. Anyone else wanna join me one weekend?<BR/><BR/><BR/>Paolapaolabilityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17527561788514528499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-19623368293099326472008-03-01T19:28:00.000+11:002008-03-01T19:28:00.000+11:00Sorry, I forgot to add a note about food. Forget W...Sorry, I forgot to add a note about food. Forget Wagamama (sorry guys!), it's a worldwide chain store and this is London! You can do so much better.<BR/><BR/>Some ideas:<BR/><BR/>Busaba Eathai, Marylebone & Soho (Ok, this is a chain too but it's much more interesting than Wagamama. The rosy apple chicken curry is lovely)<BR/><BR/>Hummus Brothers, Soho & Holborn (a restaurant serving just Hummus? Crazy? Maybe! But it works. And it's cheap and tasty too!)<BR/><BR/>Sagar, Hammersmith (it may not look like much from the outside but come here for amazing vegetarian indian)<BR/><BR/>The Gate, Hammersmith (this is one of my all time favourite restaurants. It's allegedly the favourite vegetarian restaurant of Chris and Gwyneth and even Sir Paul: http://www.thegate.tv/)<BR/><BR/>There are hundreds of incredible places to eat here. Visit: http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/<BR/>for a guide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-3634926971543241162008-03-01T19:04:00.000+11:002008-03-01T19:04:00.000+11:00DEFINITELY DEFINITELY DEFINITELY the Victoria & Al...DEFINITELY DEFINITELY DEFINITELY the Victoria & Albert museum. It is, as my boy put it, a 'girl museum'. It's pretty much a craft and design museum, but HUGE. Like, a whole room dedicated to skeleton keys huge. Maybe set aside two days, as I wanted to go twice and I'm not even a designer by trade.<BR/><BR/>Also Liberty's department store. As in, the Liberty's that do Liberty florals. It's got quite swanky labels and is in an excellent mock-tudor building. Very fun.<BR/><BR/>For the extra week I'd be in Berlin in a snap. Or may three days Paris, four days Berlin.lupinbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476109926329778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-65275426573355349192008-03-01T11:47:00.000+11:002008-03-01T11:47:00.000+11:00Wow very exciting! When living in London I worked ...Wow very exciting! When living in London I worked at Contemporary Applied Arts, a splendid small gallery in Percy St. W1, full of talent.It is worth a peek. Otherwise I was an east-london girl and recommend exploring the culture around there. Brick Lane (+ Brick lane markets), Columbia Rd flower market is a saturated spectacle of colour (don't forget to get some mini cupcakes from Treacle), Spitafield Markets(some little galleries around there too), and Shoreditch has many moody bars for a drink.<BR/><BR/>On a non eastern note, there is an Orla Kiely shop at Covent Garden, and actually a few cutsie shops surrounding it, although can get garishly touristy in there.<BR/><BR/>As for mainland Europe, Berlin for arts culture, or Barcelona. If you want to take it easy head to Slovenia. <BR/>If I had the money, I would visit Scandanavia, perhaps that is another option for you.<BR/><BR/>I hope you have a fabulous time.<BR/>xxevatt + jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02478654999235995580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-70904001004758090212008-03-01T10:50:00.000+11:002008-03-01T10:50:00.000+11:00Absolutely green with envy!!! The Tate and V&A for...Absolutely green with envy!!! The Tate and V&A for sure. Make sure you pop into a Muji store (www.muji.co.uk and you'll find some addresses for their London stores). Visit some markets and enjoy walking around. It's awesome!<BR/><BR/>A visit to the Conran shop http://www.conranshop.co.uk/content1.aspx?postingid=stores&language=en-GB<BR/><BR/>And for a side trip - try Prague or Edinburgh. Or the markets in Paris.<BR/><BR/>You'll come home needing a holiday after all of this!!!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937426478838509192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-53595948095536913062008-03-01T09:11:00.000+11:002008-03-01T09:11:00.000+11:00I havent been to london in a loooong time, I live ...I havent been to london in a loooong time, I live in chile, but I have to recomend Timorous Beasties, beautiful and inteligent textile and wallpaper design. <BR/><BR/>http://www.timorousbeasties.com<BR/><BR/>this is from their website:<BR/><BR/>Timorous Beasties London<BR/>46 Amwell Street, EC1R 1XS<BR/>Opening Hours:<BR/>Monday to Friday. 10am - 6.00pm <BR/>Saturday. 10.30am - 6.00 pm <BR/>Sunday. Closed <BR/>T: 00 44 (0)20 7833 5010<BR/>F: 00 44 (0)20 7833 8010<BR/>E: london@timorousbeasties.com<BR/><BR/>hope you like it! and good luckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com