CATCHING UP WITH TRAVEL FRIENDS IN LONDON

Morning everyone! I hope you all enjoyed the gorgeous weather this weekend like I did! Is anyone else ridiculously tired?
I swear busy weekends completely ruin me!

Despite feeling pretty exhausted, I had a really lovely weekend catching up with friends from my hostel in Australia. My German friend Sophie got in contact saying she was going to be in London for a few days before her flight to Bangkok, so obviously I jumped at the chance to go and see her (although it’s only been 3 months since I last saw her in Oz!) I suggested we go to Camden as I hadn’t been there for a few years and I knew she’d enjoy it – being the quirky hipster she is!

Our first stop was Cereal Killer Cafe and it seriously did not disappoint! I’d wanted to go there for years so seeing as it was a nice day, we sat outside on plastic crates (oh so hipster) and ate our sugary, e-number induced cereal. I went full on American and ordered half Lucky Charms, half Fruit Loops with normal milk and Rolo’s on top. There are so many insane combinations that you physically couldn’t try all of them even if you wanted to!

After brunch we went for a stroll around the markets and came across a beautiful street full of colourful terrace houses (which was a lovely surprise as I’d only ever seen them on Insta). It was so nice just wandering around at our own pace and stopping for chats by the lock in the gorgeous sunshine. When I usually visit London, I spend most of my time rushing around trying to squeeze as much in as possible and I find the whole experience quite stressful. So it was nice to not put pressure on myself for once and just have a day without any plans so we could soak up the atmosphere and relax. I think that was probably the main reason I chose Camden, because there’s so much to see and enjoy without running around searching for particular tourist attractions.

DENIM SHIRT - RIVER ISLAND

LEGGINGS - FILA @ TOPSHOP

TRAINERS - PRIMARK

I completely forgot that our friend Cas was also home from Australia and lived nearby, so I messaged him asking if he was free to meet up with us. Luckily he was so an hour later we met him outside Camden Station and it was honestly so good to see him! He’s a pretty unique guy and I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t love him (we used to throw Beer over each other and have chicken nugget fights when we were drunk – that’s the kind of guy he is lols!), so Facebook deffo went a tad mental when we uploaded a photo of us all together! He took us to his old local ‘The Hawley Arms’, where Amy Winehouse used to play, and smashed a few beers whilst reminiscing about the good old times. Sophie was fascinated at how ‘nice’ and ‘friendly’ English people are compared to German’s – it was honestly so hilarious watching how happy she was when someone spoke to her or said sorry! She had her first pint of English ale on her first visit to a traditional English pub whilst watching her first ever Grand National (we didn’t win *crys*) – trust me to make it as touristy as possible for her haha!

Despite my coach being delayed and not getting home until midnight, I’m so glad I made the effort to go down even though London normally stresses me! The sun definitely made the world of difference and luckily the underground was pretty empty too.

(I promise I'm not small, they're just really tall ha!)

On Sunday I drove back in to Nottingham to meet my friend Laura for some retail therapy and a picnic by the canal. It was lovely to catch up as she’s currently training to be a teacher so it’s very rare that she has the time to meet up. I love finding out how my friends are getting on with their lives as we've all taken different paths so I find it really fascinating!

DRESS - TOPSHOP
KIMONO - H&M
SANDALS - PRIMARK

Did you do anything nice this weekend?

xxx