oh, London! Pt. 3

some pictures from our friends J and P's wedding reception
at 6 st chad's place, a quiet space with perfect light
in a tiny back alley just a few steps from busy king's cross station.

later that night there was music and dance, and a few tears
when J held a lovely speech, sounding all british (he's german) and grown-up.

these are the last pictures from our London trip in april,
although we had almost a complete other day before we left.
I must have been busy just looking at familiar streets
and talking to familiar faces, I think.

oh, London! Pt. 2

more London pictures, this time all of them taken at the Barbican's recently re-designed foodhall.

the Barbican is one of my favorite places in London,
it's an inner city oasis, a perfect spot for a break.
I really liked the new design of the foodhall by SHH, especially the different uses of light bulbs.

you can see more pictures of the Barbican (and read more about my love for it) in this post.

oh, London! Pt. 1

finally, some pictures from our trip to London back at the beginning of April.
it was my first time there since I moved away in july of 2009,
and it was truly wonderful to be back.

we saw a lot of our London friends and colleagues,
and many friends from university that came to our friend's wedding.

it is amazing how a few years of not seeing each other is forgotten in an instant,
it felt like we had never been away.
especially after having moved to a new city at the beginning of the year
it was really nice to see some old friends, I've missed that a lot lately.

London felt so familiar, we had great weather,
and I think a part of my heart will always remain there.

1 the scolt head on englefield rd. used to be our local. this is where we had our wedding party for our friends in march 2009.
2 lamps in the vintage furniture shop on essex rd
3 my favorite tree around the corner from our old apartment
4 the fishmonger on essex rd.
5-7 brunch at mood for food, another favorite on essex rd.
8 steps on northchurch rd.