Coffee in London 2013

well this will be tricky as I seem to have mislaid my notes. So the images might not relate to the cafe.

One thing I can tell you though is that they all have good coffee.

Check opening times as some are Monday to Friday.  There are more, so hopefully I can track down my pictures to add to this entry. 

I have also added a link to coffee tips from a local London newspaper at the bottom

The Association

http://www.associationcoffee.com/

No. 10/12 Creechurch Lane
London EC3A 5AY


Caravan
1 Granary Square (off Goods Way), London N1C 4AA
Plus there is another Caravan at Exmouth market

www.caravanonexmouth.co.uk/

Monmouth – Borough Market
2 Park Street, London SE1 9AB
This was a pioneer for coffee in London.
www.monmouthcoffee.co.uk

114 Cafe
114 Tottenham Court Road
Fitzrovia
W1T 5AH
Distinctive bycycle out the front.  They have 3 other shops as well.
http://www.tapcoffee.co.uk/




Workshop Coffee

75 Wigmore Street (perfect if you are shopping near St Christopher's Place)
London W1U 1QD
Plus at
27 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1M 5RN

http://www.workshopcoffee.com

Ozone Coffee Roasters
11 Leonard Street
London EC2A 4AQ
http://www.ozonecoffee.co.uk/about

Notes, coffee cart

St Botolph Church Grounds
Aldgate High St
London EC3N 1A
Area: Aldgate

http://notes-uk.co.uk/flat-cap-car…

Plus for more tips you can check out:
The Standard

Istanbul tips

Spice Markets

Cars use the tramways, so look out for these when crossing the road.

Streets listed on maps are often quite small laneways.  Easy to take a wrong turn.

Keep your eyes open as to where you walk, as lots of dogs and stray cats run free in this city.

Signposting is not great for sights of interest with the exception of the Grand Bazaar.  Indeed even finding the entrance to Topkapki Museum is not obvious, you know you are so close, but yet so far away, plus its hot and they are longish walks.  Amazingly this is even the case for exit signs, which again are not obvious.

Tickets are sold at booths away from the main entrance, so make sure to get a ticket before actually going to the entrance.

It is possible to buy a Museum pass.  When I was there is was 70lira.  You don't have to queue if you have the pass (but you might have to queue to get it).  The Museum pass gives you one off entry to the big attractions.

On the plus side, people are super friendly and even the hawkers of cruises and other are happy to give you advice and directions.

Away from Sultanhamet you can buy great fresh orange juice, though this just seems to be in the afternoon/evenings.  It is a bargain at 1 lira.  If you buy it at a major historical site they want 9 lira for the same thing.

My jewellery pick
OrtaAsya
rugs and jewellery store
Alendor Mah, Nur-u- Osmaniye
Cad. Atoy Apt No 3 Cagaouglu
Istanbul

Take the direction Grand Bazaar past the Cisterns walking away from Aye Sophia.  You take the left turn for the Grand Bazaar and it is on the left hand side.

T90 212 511 1350

On the right hand side walking up the hill, there is a little alley with a building at the end with lots of glass that looks like a luxury hotel.  There is a great pide place on the right hand side.  A pide, salad and drink will cost around 13 lira

I personally preferred the spice market to the Grand Bazaar, but I guess the Grand Bazaar is worth a visit.

venice

what a tourist rip off of a city.

Tips buy your ticket for the ferry into town from the actual pier. I paid a whacking 25 euros per ticket and even after asking the staff we ended up on the cheaper 13 euro ferry.

Easier to buy what you see.

Public transport is also a rip off, 16 euros for a day ticket, the girl was obviously not telling us the truth, I don't believe that individual ferry trips in venice cost the locals 6 euros each!

Gondoler was 120 euros, yes expensive too.



www.placesandspaces.com.au

Louvre tips

Best times to visit without queuing is later on the late night openings ie Wednesday and Friday when the Louvre is open to 10pm.

We walked straight to the ticket purchasing desk, after we had our dinner then walked right on in. Of course the Louvre is massive, so you can either just target a few places you want to visit or wander randomly.

Personally I find museums of this size overwhelming and like to reduce my visit to bite sized chunks, especially when travelling with a 9 year old.

Museum Opening Hours
The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (rooms begin closing at 5:30) every day except Tuesday and the following holidays: January 1st, May 1st and December 25, 2009. The permanent collection and temporary exhibitions will close at 5 p.m. on December 24 and 31, 2009 (Wednesday).

The museum is open until 10 p.m. on Wednesday and Friday evenings (rooms begin closing at 9:30 p.m.).

Admission to the Louvre is free on the first Sunday of every month.

The Pyramid and Galerie du Carrousel entrances are open daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., except Tuesday.
The Passage Richelieu is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., except Tuesday.
The Porte des Lions entrance is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Tuesday and Friday.

Address for the Louvre is a map on the website. So visit official site for more info.