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Ginger and White’s Turkish Eggs

 Day one in London was spent wandering around Hampstead Heath, The Regent’s Park, and everywhere in between!

We started our day at 12pm (after catching up on 14 hours of sleep) by walking to Hampstead Heath. This park was so green and so big! I was shocked at the sheer size of the park. It was a beautiful sunny day and tons of people were out to enjoy the weekend. 

Parliament Hill Viewpoint

We came across the Hill Garden and Pergola, a really beautiful structure in Hampstead Heath. With its cool architecture and blooming flowers, it felt like we were on the set of Bridgerton.




By this time we’d gotten quite hungry so we made our way to Ginger & White for lunch. Let me say it was delicious! For drinks I had an iced beetroot oat latte which was nice and refreshing, and very flavourful. Being there on Saturday, we were able to get their  weekend specials - Turkish Eggs and a Shak Sausage. I especially enjoyed the Turkish Eggs, I never would have thought to combine eggs with mint, Greek yogurt, and chilli oil, but somehow it works! 100% would recommend.

Lunch at Ginger & White’s

After lunch we walked over to Abbey Road to get the classic picture of the Beatle’s famous album cover. It was so much more busy there than I expected! I feel bad for anyone who has to take that road often and deal with all the tourists crossing and standing in the middle of the road to take pictures… but of course that’s what we did!

Abbey Road

And to end our first day in London we had to get some fish and chips. We went to a local favourite, Oliver’s Fish & Chips. A quite small place, but with a nice area to sit inside and with unlimited tartar sauce! I got the battered cod with chips and it was very yummy :) The batter was quite crispy and light, and inside there was a whole fish. Sadly the chips were extra (not included with the fish), but they were worth it! Nothing can beat a nice big bowl of fresh chips… plus you can’t have fish and chips without the chips!

Oliver’s Fish & Chips





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