Category Archives: Cafés

Sunday

I’m sipping tea in the Arts Picture House and enjoying their very free internet. Nothing like cafe living! It’s a very calm place and I’m sitting at the back surveying the people and wondering if I can write something fantastic … Continue reading

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Writing, painting and tea parties

After days of rain and no waterproof coat due to an unfortunate incident with someone who needed one and my bike panniers, the sun has finally come out for our writer’s group today. Our last meeting at CB2 was very … Continue reading

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Tea at Pain et Cie and free audio guides at Musée De L’Ancien Eveché

Last day in Grenoble. We went to buy supplies from the food hall Sainte-Claire Les Halles and the outside market. We decided such exertion deserved cake and some we went to Pain et Cie to share a Tarte Tatin and … Continue reading

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Tea at the La Forêt Noire and a hard struggle up to the Bastille

On Friday afternoon K and I went into town and had tea and Black Forest gateau at a lovely little cafe La Forêt Noire opposite the tourist information. (Beware of the music on their website). It was a cozy little … Continue reading

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Driving from London to Maisse

I’m having a few days off work in celebration of Spring finally coming. Last night after work I trained it down to London in time to meet Joe B and head off the the National Portrait Gallery for late night … Continue reading

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A Cambridge Weekend

I braved the wind and the rain yesterday to go to the lovely warm colourful FitzWilliam with Jolien and Nils. We wandered around for an hour or so in the delicious atmosphere chatting to other visitors about the paintings and … Continue reading

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Cafes and Liseberg

K and I went and had a fika at Steinbrenner and Nyberg on Södra Vägen thanks to Karin and her money saving two for one voucher. It’s a lovely cafe with a hidden courtyard at the back. We munched paninis … Continue reading

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Back to Sweden and its cafes

I arrived back in Sweden yesterday morning and Keyvan and I wandered straight up to the library to check out the art by Pushwagner on display there. After a rest, some soup and a nice cup of a tea in … Continue reading

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The weekend in Cambridge

The weekend passed under grey skies but no rain. Friday I spent with Jolien, Vassessa and Nicole in the Fort St George. On Saturday I convinced Jolien to come to the FitzWilliam with me and we managed to go on … Continue reading

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Finding home

It was a busy week last week. Work ate a huge chunk of every day and then the evenings were spent cycling backwards and forwards to the letting agent to sort out the flat key and other such neccessities. I … Continue reading

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