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| A WWII bomb shelter in the basement of a house in Lord North Street, Westminster |
- London. London Walks. Immersion in history. Westminster. The Shakespeare: Staging the World exhibition at the British Museum
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| Kilchurn Castle, between rain showers |
- Scotland's castles
- This dual biography of Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I
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| Exploring Edinburgh's Old Town. |
- Edinburgh. All of it.
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| Dumpling and noodle heaven in Edinburgh |
- Dumplings at Chop Chop restaurant in Haymarket
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| French cheese board a La Fromagerie: Saint Maure, Olivet, Morbier, Crayeux de Roncq, Fourme D'Ambert (and housemade caraway, charcoal, oat and rye biscuits). |
- La Fromagerie in Marylebone: my new favourite place to sit and sip and eat
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| Our SW6 neighbourhood café, Al Santo |
- Breakfasts at Al Santo in Fulham
- Duchy Originals biscuits. I stock up on these each time I pass through the UK; sadly they're only available now at Waitrose, so impossible to pick up during brief Heathrow stopovers
- "I shop at Waitrose because I once heard a dad say 'Put the papaya down, Orlando'"
- Roaming London's fabulous LRB and Daunt bookshops
- Downsizing and simplifying in preparation for our move to a tiny terrace house in Georgetown. It's an emotional (my Bialetti!) yet liberating process. I'm even cutting back on my email newsletters. Must be that spring clean spirit taking hold.
