Books about town - City & Bloomsbury Trails

I love a charity art hunt and the big egg hunt was very disappointing this year - rows of eggs in Covent Garden is not an egg hunt!

Hello, books about town! These are benches that look like a big book, each illustrated by a different artist to convey a different book and all to promote literacy. Come October, the benches will be auctioned and the proceeds will go to the National Literacy Trust.

It's a really fun way to explore London, support a charity and see some free art. And I love books! Yay! Yay!

They even provide maps, tick lists and quizzes on the website. My love of ticking off lists loves this!

Noughts & Crosses - Malorie Blackman - City Trail

Tick List!

Cricketers Almanack - City Trail

The Lion, the witch & the wardrobe - CS Lewis - Bloomsbury Trail

JM Barrie - Bloomsbury Trail

James Bond & Agatha Christie - Bloomsbury Trail

Next stops: Riverside trail and Greenwich trail!

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Books about town

Porthcurno Beach (Cornwall) Swan Boats (Ally Pally London) Arthur's Seat (Edinburgh)

I've been doing too much gallivanting to post much this month.

A few days in lovely Cornwall and I'm in love with this beautiful beautiful beach. Perfection.

Back in London, I finally rode a swan boat at Ally Pally Very relaxing and calm...apart from when I pedalled us over a large stick and I think it went inside the underneath of the boat as there were disturbing clunking sounds for a good while after!

Afternoon tea at Biscuiteers - tasty and adorable. I think the biscuits look better than they taste though - I'd rather have a bourbon! I wouldn't pay full price either (£40 for 2 people to eat one sandwich cut into 4 and some mini cakes each! what!?) I had a 2 for 1 voucher so it was £20 and it was a treat for my little sister's birthday. It was lovely though. The raspberry jam in the battenberg and the icing on the cupcakes were especially good. 

Then up to Edinburgh for a fantastic Easter wedding and a walk up to Arthur's Seat which is a glorious walk. Lucky, lucky people who live in Edinburgh!

All in all I had an amazing break :)

Speaking of Elephant & Castle...

Love this.