L O N D O N { part four }

Hallo ihr Lieben!

Leider ist dies nun vorerst schon der letzte Beitrag zum Thema London - und wir beginnen einfach, womit wir angefangen haben. Den schönsten Orten dieser Stadt. Ich vermisse es morgens neben Natalie in Marinas Airbnb Unterkunft aufzuwachen - vielleicht sogar ein wenig die Illusion von Regen, verursacht die duschenden Mitbewohner. Ich vermisse den Flair von Forest Gate und unser tägliches Rührei mit Bacon, das uns trotzdem nie überdrüssig wird. Aber so richtig verliebt hab ich mich als wir zum ersten Mal durch den Hyde Park spazierten. Ich liebe esbei uns nebenan im Wald joggen zu gehen, einfach um die Natur zu genießen. Dieser Park jedoch, war einfach nur atemberaubend. Nachdem ich vor einigen Jahren Al Gores 'Eine unbequeme Wahrheit' gesehen hab, ist mein Interesse für die Umwelt geweckt und ich bin mit voller Power dabei, wenn es darum geht etwas gutes für die Natur zu tun. Wie auch immer, der Park ist einfach SOSOSO SCHÖN! Würde mir jemand anbieten nach London zu ziehen, würde ich allein schon des Parks wegen 'ja' sagen. Wie cool ist es denn einfach mal morgens dort joggen gehen zu dürfen? Gut, weitergedacht ist es wahrscheinlich nicht besonders klug. Innerhalb weniger Tage wäre ich all mein Geld an die vielen kleinen Snacking Places los - sei es das süße Café nebenan, das Deli oder einer der vielen Märkte. Und trotzdem gibt's noch so viele andere schöne Orte. Wir waren bei der Millennium Bridge, St. Paul's, bei der Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square, beim big Ben und den Houses of Paliarment, dem London Eye, Buckingham Palace, dem National History Museum, Notting Hill mit den süßen Gärten zwischen den Häuserreien und Portobello Market, Camden Market, Borough Market. Wir war bummeln am Piccadilly Circus und in der Oxford Street. Wir haben Unterwäsche bei VS, Nerds und Reeses geshoppt. 20000 Schritte & eine sehr interessante lange Busfahrt später, fielen wir, vollkommen fertig aber überglücklich, augenblicklich ins Bett. Und doch gibt es noch so viel mehr zu sehen. Wir haben es nicht ins Tate geschafft, weder die Temple Church noch Westminster Abbey von Innen gesehen. Unsere Füße taten so weh, dass wir es trotz unserer perfekten Vorbereitung in unseren Beatles Shirts, nicht zur Abbey Road geschafft haben. Wir hatten nicht die Chance einen Sonnenuntergang auf dem Primrose Hill mitzuerleben, sind nicht durch die alten Gänge der Londoner Bücherei gestrichen & haben keinen Fuß in einen der typischen Pubs gesetzt. Wir haben weder einen Bagel noch einen Cupcake von Buttercup probiert. Ihr seht, meine To-Do Liste ist immer noch lang, aber das ist es doch, was es interessant macht, oder?

Hi guys!

Unfortunately this is already the last part of my London stories. To complete the series, I am ending with what I started. The beautiful places. I miss getting up at Marinas airbnb inserat in eastern London & the bacon and eggs we ate every morning without getting tired of it. But I fell truly in love with this city when we took our first walk through the Hyde Park. I love to go for a run in the forest next door simply to enjoy nature. This park, however, was absolutely stunning. Since I watched Al Gore's 'Inconvenient Truth' I'm all about the 'save our planet' stuff and places like that are keeping my passion burning. SO BEAUTIFUL! If I was offered to live in London I would instantly accept. I would I feel so honored having the possibility to go running in the Hyde Park everyday. Thinking further about that it's probably not that thoughtful. I'd be broke in a week due to all the nice snack places - whether one of the cute coffee places, delis or markets. Yet, there is so much more to see. We went to the Millennium bridge, St. Paul's, the Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square, the big Ben and Houses of Paliarment, the London Eye, Buckingham Palace, the National History Museum, Notting Hill and Portobello Market, Camden Market, Borough Market. We went shopping at Piccadilly Circus and Oxford Street. (I bought the cliché Harvard Hoodie, the rest were presents!) We bought Nerds, Reeses and underwear at VS. 20000 steps later, exhausted but happy after having explored various new key points and survived a quite interesting bus ride we fell instantly asleep. Yet there is so much more to see. We did not enter the Tate, haven't seen the Temple church or Westminster Abbey from inside, our feet did hurt so much we didn't make it to Abbey Road. We haven't the chance to experience a sunset on primrose hill, haven't seen London's library nor did we are a step into a pub. We neither tried a Bagel nor a Cupcake from Buttercup. My To do list is long, but that is what it keeps interesting, don't you agree?

 Y O U R S,   E L I S A.

F R A N K   O C E A N   -   L O S T


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people of { L O N D O N }

Hi guys!

Almost a year ago (!) I wrote a post about my impressions I was able to collect from the people of Barcelona. I feel proud while looking at those photos because every single one of them has arisen spontaneously - maybe it was just a glimpse, but it was the right moment. When we had been to London I felt the same but on a very different, london-ish way. Another time I took portraits of people that either, simply sticked out through their radiating aura or that I thought needed to get more credit for the indispensable work they are providing everyday. 

There was this cute couple in the Green Park. They had been on their way to the Royal Tea Party and did not hesitate to explain these circumstances to us. You have to imagine; more and more people with fancy hats, spilling out of the subway, straight to the Buckingham Palace. All of them looking strangely important so that the two of us had quite the struggle to gain the confidence that was necessary to talk to one of them at all. Anyways, this couple had been so welcoming and polite, I could not help but be swarm about them. 

We found another beautiful scenario in the Royal Gardens. The shirtless man sitting there, feeding some pigeons. A cry for company or just an act of grace?
You decide.

The police officer had also been one of my favorites. It took me about five minutes before I asked him wether I was allowed to take a photo since he was talking to other tourists all the time. He was so humble and likable. It was him I was thinking of in first place, when I wrote down 'simply sticked out through their radiating aura'. Unfortunately I was not able to freeze his playful easiness. One disadvantage of photography: there is this huge machine that seems to scare away the true self of some people - one feels like one has to look good. Now or never. Complete bullshit. Easy for me to say, since I am having the exact same problem while being portrayed. 

The next two are an odd combination. Both a little bit grumpy, but taking their work seriously. The garbage collector had been from incredible importance for me. London's key spots are all neat and stunning, but without men like him, it would all be a complete mess. We were living in zone three, close to Stratford. There it was all a little bit different. It is nothing big or bad, still one is might even able to smell the hirachy. Rereading what I am wrote down, those words remind me of another critical novel like the Hunger Games, yet it is the truth. 

'Sitting under a bridge' gets a slightly different meaning, listening to the two girls next to the Golden Jubilee Bridge & the London Eye. They were having so much fun, it was intoxicating. I am still angry at myself I did not wrote down their name. Their music made me feel bittersweet Fernweh. Unique in every kind of way.

And last but not least, the waiters and pizza chefs at Franco Manca's. One could easily see how much they're loving their job. Joking around, juggling with the pizza dough and randomly creating honestly the best pizza I have ever eaten. If you are in London one day, you definitely have to go there! The price is more than appropriate and the whole menu is a dream.

Y O U R S ,   E L I S A.

J U S T I N   B I E B E R   F T.   M A J O R   L A Z E R  &  M Ø   -   C O L D   W A T E R 

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L O N D O N { part two }

Hallo ihr Lieben!

Wie versprochen, gibt es hier nun den zweiten Blogeintrag über das fabelhafte London. Von den vielen Fotos die ich gemacht habe, sind mir diese hier mit welche der liebsten. Jeden Blick den man erhascht, jeden Schritt den man geht, hinter jeder Ecke wartet ein neuer Schatz darauf entdeckt zu werden. Ob die süßen Lädchen in der Portobello Road, die tausend kleinen einladenden Restaurants oder einfach die beeindruckenden großen Monumente, die Architektur und Sehenswürdigkeiten. Man könnte sagen, die Stadt sei genauso farbenfroh wie ihre Bewohner.
Wer mich und meine Vorlieben kennt, weiß, dass ich ein riesen Fan von der goldenen Stunde, der Dämmerung, der Nacht und allem dazwischen bis zum Sonnenaufgang bin. So ist es auch kein Wunder, dass mir mein Herz direkt von diesen leicht melancholischen & gleichzeitig so lebendigen Nächten gestohlen wurde. Leider sind wir erst am letzen Abend in den Genuss eines schönen Sonnenuntergangs gekommen. Und auch wenn ich von meiner ursprünglichen Vorstellung Londons einige Abstriche machen musste, hat dieser nächtliche Spaziergang entlang der Themse alles wieder wett gemacht.

Hi guys!

As promised; Here we go with the second entry about the fabulous London. In this post I tried to collect some eye-catchers of this beautiful city. Every glimpse you take, every move you make, there is always something screaming for your attention. Wether the cute shops on portobello road, the tons of new inviting food places or basically the glorious monuments and architecture. One could say that the city is as colorful as it's people.
I am a lover of the light and especially those vibrant blue evening hours are able to make my heart beat a little faster. Unfortunately, we did not take a stroll through the city at night until the last eve. And even though my idea of London had been a little bit different to the original, our late evening walk side by side with the Themse made up everything that made my mind waver for a second.

Y O U R S,   E L I S A.

L E T   M E   L O V E   Y O U   ( A C C O U S T I C   C O V E R )

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