Friday 16 November 2012

La Pasqualina





In the heart of Bergamo there’s a street called Via Borfuro.
In via Borfuro there’s a place called La Pasqualina.
At La Pasqualina there’s going to be a children’s English course.
The children’s English course starts next Monday and Tuesday.
On Mondays and Tuesdays you’ll find me there.

La Pasqualina is a beautiful location in the centre of Bergamo where I go pretty often for a tea or coffee.
There’s a spectacular array of products; teas and coffees, cakes and pastries, ice-creams and semi-freddos, hand-made chocolates, hard boiled sweets and lots and lots of creativity that’s gone behind the choice of setting of this location.

La Pasqualina stands on two floors. The lower floor hosts the bar and a ‘tea room’ setting that’s ideal for friends and family. The first floor on the other hand is equipped with tables for lunch time service as well as a more ‘relaxing’ area with poufs and sofas.

When the sun shines you can stop in for an ice-cream and when the cold days of Winter strike, it’s the perfect get-away for a nice warming cuppa.

Visit La Pasqualina and be tempted by all of the scrumptious things that are on offer.

Self portrait of Edvard Munch, 1902




Munch, Self Portrait, 1902

This is Munch. It’s a self-portrait that dates back to 1902.
He projects an image of himself as an artist of a tortured soul and an outsider.
Munch made several versions of this self-portrait and with each, he gradually blackened out his body to be left with this final version of just his head.

The portrait can be found at the Courtauld Gallery at Somerset house.
Admission for entry is £6.00 to visit all the exhibitions.
The nearest tube station is Temple.

Trust me, you won’t regret taking a visit there!

A new little treasure trove for vintage buys


Outfit Sue Ryder £5.00
Dress Sue Ryder £5.00


Ok so the first time I may have just been lucky, but after my second visit last weekend to Ruislip high street I think I’ve found a little gem of a street in West London.

I took a trip there a couple of months back with mum to check out some charity shops I’d seen passing the high street a few months earlier. And I was soooooo happy happy to find them to be little treasure troves for some fab and cheap vintage buys.
Blouse Cancer Research £3.99
There are 6 charity shops if I remember correctly, and with a bit of delving and rumbling around, some good buys are up for grabs.

Outfits cost from as little as £5.00, skirts and blouses from £3.00 and beautiful vintage accessories like brooches from as little as £1.50.
Gloves Age UK £1.99
It’s a bit far out, but if you’re ever in the West London area, it’s worth a visit. The nearest tube station is Ruislip via either the Metropolitan or the Piccadilly line.
On the way back I stopped off for a cider in Eastcote at The Ascott. It was a beautiful afternoon and so I sat in the sun outside slurping away a great cider.