Arepa & Co. Cafe at Regent's Canal

While walking down the Regent's Canal a few weeks ago we stumbled across this insanely cute cafe called Arepa & Co.
By now I've already tried all of their three different amazing smoothies. Mango is my favourite!

However the best part abut this cafe is that one table with two hammock chairs replacing the normal chairs around the table. So comfortable! And of course you overlook the bright colours and cute decoration in the cafe. You won't miss anything there to feel as cosy as it's possible.

 

 Lovely view!

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Lovely Brighton and its Lanes

After realising train tickets are way past our budget we decided to hop on a bus to Brighton!
As you may know I've already visited Brighton last year with the lovely Daria (Hi!!).

It was nice to come back. Brighton has an amazing seaside that I'm jealous off. It's quite a young city in comparison to London where people seem to be born in their 20-somethings.
We looked at Brighton's sights including the Brighton Pier, the Royal Pavilion as well as the Brighton Wheel.

 Helen sitting in one of the chairs on Brighton Pier.

The Royal Pavilion

What we did miss the last time were 'The Lanes' and I've literally no idea how we could've missed them as they're one of Brighton's attractions, haha.
The Lanes in fact is an area of small.. lanes. Just as the name says. And you'll find innumerable little stores whether they're independent or chains. But all of the stores adapted to the spare room which the lanes provide. Pretty charming. Especially with all the cute little flags that were installed when we visited.

Before taking our bus home back to London we were lucky enough to see the sun set..

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The Breakfast Club Hoxton

I've heard about this breakfast restaurant several times. Often enough to absolutely wanting to go there. When I checked out all places I wanted to have brunch with my friends, the Breakfast Club would never lose my attention. Quirky enough of them to design their website in a 16-bit game style! I love it!

But even better than looking at the website is really going to one of their restaurants in London. We chose their restaurant located in Hoxton. Luckily they serve breakfast until 5pm which made it far more likely for us to be in time. (We kind of happen to be such late risers these days but that will change soon.)

We were honestly shocked when we approached a long, unexpected queue. All waiting for the busy tables to be available again! For a split second we were thinking about moving on but decided against this plan immediately. We wouldn't give up this fast. And judging by the queue it must be worth the wait.

We were told that it might take an hour to be seated and although we got in way faster all the waiting was insignificant as Russel Brand himself passed us while standing directly at the door. We just couldn't believe our eyes and now it was pretty clear that this place must be better than good to eat at!

After being seated (just one desk away from Russel Brand and supposedly his mother) we got our orders taken from this incredibly nice waiter. Shortly after our food and drinks arrived. I went for the Veggie All American which includes pancakes, potatoes, egg and much more. Let's just say the food was d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s! You can probably assume that from the pictures!
I can also recommend their smoothies. Really filling and tasty.

 

While eating there I realised that this is a place where the cool kids go. Whether it's after a night-out, drinking Bloody Mary to sober up, or just a casual Brunch date. There's a big chance you'll find a few of them here (including Russel Brand obviously).

 

But afterall London is a big city. You'll never find everybody going to same place even though it's wonderful. It's just because London has so many more places to offer. That's what I love about London. There's enough space for everyone and everything.
Nontheless 'The Breakfast Club' is going on my list of favourite restaurants in London.

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Cafe-Days..

I love Cafe-Days! They're one of the most relaxing things to do!

You're probably wondering what I mean with 'Cafe-Day'. 

Well, it's literally just You spending at least half of the day at your favourite cafe.

And that's not boring at all as every cafe-day can be different to another.

I like to start my cafe-day with a nice cappuccino and do whatever I planned on doing. Then around 3 to 4pm my tummy alerts me and I grant myself a nice afternoon meal from the menu.

Cafe-Days are especially nice for catching up with friends you haven't seen in a while. Or maybe you have seen them yesterday but there's a lot to talk about 

And what could be a better place for that than a cafe where you can get coffee and food!?

But also for studying and getting things done cafes seem like the perfect surrounding. For me it's just a lot easier to stay concentrated when I'm not at home.

Other things you can do are writing or drawing and doodling. It's perfect to plan things or journeys you want to do in the future or maybe you just want to watch people. In that case you should find a window place. ;)

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Highgate and its cemetery

Only 30 min by tube or 1h by bus (cheap version!) will get you to Highgate. A small but very beautiful part of London. It's situated on top of a hill which reveals an amazing view over the city center of London.

The last time we went there unfortunately the cemetery we wanted to visit was closed already but this time we got up early. And the cemetery, where by the way Karl Marx is buried, is definitely always worth a visit and worth the entrance of 4£. 
There are countless old and sometimes already forgotten graves where nature grows around tombstones and spiderwebs pull string across the little paths between the graves.

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