Fun Things to do in London: Waterside Dining and Independent Bookshops

Waterside Dining in London

Waterside Dining in London

In hectic London, what can spell ‘interesting and fun’ would be venturing into the least patronized, least shopped and least dined. What we are driving at is “fewer crowds to jostle about.” Big Ben will not mind the detour. He will like it that we make use of his London time blithely. Some waterside dining and a visit to an indie bookshop can be as casual a weekend can it get.

Waterside Dining

We do not guarantee that a gaze of the Thames will be a life changing experience for you and your date, but waterside dining by a river or canal, a lake or a pond is breezy romantic than a candlelit rooftop dinner. So, how’s the food out there? Very British, of course such as a rabbit pie with onion and fig chutney at a restaurant with a waterside terrace, called “Gun”. Yes, the waterside terrace is where you want to be, just pray for fair weather.

One late afternoon, we were set for a good barbecue time and giddy for plenty of real ales and quality ciders. What we spotted instead is a convivial and quirky Bavarian beerhouse with excellent riverside location, rear of Petersham Road. Sausages, naturally, and free flowing chilled German beer calmed our frayed nerves.

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6 Ways to Decorate Small Spaces

Decorating for Small Spaces

Decorating for Small Spaces

Unless you have a lot of money to burn, there is a good chance that you can only afford to live in a small space. This then makes decorating quite a challenge. Your ultimate goal is how to ensure that you can have enough room to breathe without making your space look drab.

Here are great ideas on how you can expand rooms and make them look stately and airy:

1. Hang curtain rods near the ceiling.
Small homes usually have low ceilings. Nevertheless, you can always create an illusion of higher ones by simply moving the curtain rods a lot closer to them. It gives you the feeling that you have very tall windows.

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