Strawberry Matcha

Today was our last full day visiting London! The next time we’re here will be to catch our flight home.

We had a rather chill day going from one snack to another. We were planning on maybe visiting some museums… but the whole town of London is so beautiful, it’s kind of its own museum.

Cool London buildings

Our first treat was something we had back in May… William Curley’s Hot Chocolate. This is the most delicious hot chocolate in the world and I was so happy to have another taste.

The Mayan Spiced Hot Chocolate - my absolute favourite

We then spent about one hour in Foyles Bookstore, a five story building in central London. It was lots of fun looking through their incredible selection of books… and we only bought a few.

Just a few new books…

While walking around town we stumbled across a bakery that we loved in Stockholm: Fabrique Bakery. Apparently they opened this London location after being appointed as a supplier to the Royal Court of Sweden. And I can see why, their sweet buns are incredible.

Delicious Swedish Sweetbun

Another cool spot we found was a food market located in an old fruit storehouse. Specifically, the main market area is where bananas used to ripen, thanks to the huge glass ceiling creating a warm environment. There is also Cucumber Alley, which is where cucumbers used to be stored.

Main dining court which used to be a banana storehouse

Cucumber Alley!

Our last treat of the day was some fun matcha. I had strawberry flavour and Liam had mango. Both were great and a perfect refreshing end to our day.

Refreshing afternoon matcha

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