My Daily Life in London: April 2013

4/30/2013

Grass & Richard Gasquet

Today I played on the grass court.

It was the first time this year!

Yes, grass season has come!

The grass was very soft due to the beginning of the season. It was like playing on the green carpet!

On the grass court we have many irregular shots and sometimes not predictable. Plus it was a bit windy today so made it even more difficult.

Talking of grass season, Wimbledon is coming soon!

I have been waiting for Richard Gasquet. I believe that grass is his favourite surface. (He is now still in the clay season though.)

Really hoping he can come back to London for World Finals at the end of this year!!!

4/25/2013

Rouen France ♪♪

Some photos of Rouen.

La Couronne in Rouen France ♪♪

We had dinner at La Couronne in Rouen. It was very memorable. Nice atmosphere and interesting characteristics of the restaurant.

Huge Souffle

Sorry, I forgot to take photos of the food. We had a huge rib steak and it was very delicious!

If you want to enjoy traditional food & atmosphere, this restaurant is highly recommended!

P.S. I could not find autograph of Richard Gasquet there...

Hotel De Bourgtheroulde in Rouen France

We stayed at Hotel De Bourgtheroulde in Rouen France. It was very difficult to find a way to this hotel. It was the first time to get lost with our excellent 'Navi'!!!

This hotel is one of the Marriott Autograph Collections. You can expect 'typical' Marriott services there.

The best point of this hotel was Sunday Brunch!

Beautiful appetisers, seafood, meat, egg station, cheese and desert... Everything was there! Really impressed with beautiful seafood there, I was not expecting to see a lot of sea food in Rouen though. Much better than I expected!

This hotel is situated in the convenient location of the city so good as a base to explore Rouen!

4/14/2013

Champagne Sunday Brunch ♪♪

We went to Cassis for Champagne Sunday Brunch.

This bistro is in the same group as Umu. Umu is one of my favourite Japanese restaurants in London!

It was a perfect way to spend our Sunday.

Excellent champagne & food with friendly service.

One more place to go on Sunday!

4/12/2013

Grand Hotel Barriere in Dinard France ♪♪

We stayed at Grand Hotel Barriere in Dinard France.

Unfortunately the weather was not good... It was raining...

In our room we had 2 balconies. One with sea view and the other one with town-side view.

Balcony1 with seaview

Balcony2 with town-side view

Presents from the hotel

We even could view the sea during our breakfast! It is a shame that the weather was not good on this day...

Hoping to go back there on a nice day!

Late Lunch Alone ♪♪

I went to Soho today. It was past 3PM.

I was looking for the place where I can have late lunch.

Most of the restaurants are closed 3PM-6PM. There were many cafe type of places there but I wanted to have something 'heavy'.

I found a perfect place. Indian restaurant Maharani!!!

They have Thali lunch. It recalled all the good memories in India!

This place is recommended for lunch after 3PM.

4/10/2013

Afternoon Tea at The Lanesborough ♪♪

I went to The Lanesborough with my friend for afternoon tea.

It started with a glass of champagne & strawberries. We both ordered one more glass of champagne! You can see how much we were enjoying it!

We also ordered 'usual' silver needle white tea.

This is one of my most favourite afternoon tea places in London. I also like this Apsleys restaurant for lunch & dinner. Beautiful food with excellent service!

This place is highly recommended for lunch, dinner & of course afternoon tea!!!

4/07/2013

Caffe Mamma Ristorante in Kew ♪♪

We went to Caffe Mamma Ristorante in Kew. This restaurant is open on Sundays.

I had Linguine Lobster for main and it was delicious! Linguine with a huge lobster!

We went there about 3PM and there were still many people inside. Many families with kids, couples & groups of the ladies.

Service was very warm in a relaxed atmosphere. This restaurant is recommended for anyone!

4/05/2013

Mont-St-Michel in Normandy France ♪♪

We visited Mont-St-Michel in Normandy France.

It was a very impressive place!

Definitely worth visiting!

Very Cold in London (Beginning of Little Ice Age???)

It has been very cold in London. It was snowing yesterday!

Can you believe that it is in April?

'At this moment' I cannot believe that we are in the middle of Global Warming.

Feel like Little Ice Age???　↓↓click

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age

I found an interesting article on the global warming.　↓↓click

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2259012/Global-warming-Met-Office-releases-revised-global-temperature-predictions-showing-planet-NOT-rapidly-heating-up.html

I do not like cold weather...

Really hoping that I will be able to wear my new 'short-sleeved' dress very soon!!!