Green obsession

Dear Diary,
It feels weird that I am back to you...
Last post was about a year and a half ago!
Don`t ask me why I stopped sharing with you my thoughts, adventures and photos because  I don`t have an answer as I never stopped having adventures and my Instagram account is a proof of it. Also, all my friends were shocked that I was not posting for a long time. Even in an IG poll 100% voted for me getting back to my Diary;  it seems they really enjoyed my articles! Thank you, guys!
Today it was the day I felt that I could try and get a few lines together and talk here about my biggest obsession; Matcha!
I remember as if it was yesterday the day I saw a green drink on Instagram and I said to myself that I must try it out. I googled matcha to get some information first and then I googled: "best matcha in London".  So, on February`16 I had my first sip at this green thing called Matcha Latte.
First impressions??  I did like the the natural colour of  the drink without any added food colouring. The taste of it? It was funny. I could`t say I like it but, I couldn`t say I don`t like it too. I wouldn`t mind finishing the cup telling myself that I need to visit other places that make matcha latte.  So did I just a few days later and since then matcha is my cup of coffee.
You do know that I don`t like coffee and I have given coffee the chance to win me but, sorry, Matcha is my savour!

1. Good Life Eater

2. Timberyard 

3. Notes

4. Good Life Eatery 

5. Palm Vaults

6. Farm Girl

7. Friend`s of ours

8. Farm Girl

These are some places I visited back in 2016 but, more places will follow in the next post. 

Is it kinda a promise I will continue with my articles?

Oh well, time will tell but, let`s say this article is a very handy guide for all the matcha lovers in London! Am I right?

Until next time

Drink your green,

Litsiana K.

Happy Valentine`s Day!

Dear Diary,

Happy Valentine`s Day!

It`s not too late, is it?

Well, since most people hate celebrating V`s Day deeply believing it`s a nonsense that help shops make profit from and we should show our love every single day, my post is not accurate at all!

I like V Day for the simplest reason it is a day devoted to love! How bad is this, man? Love is the alpha and the omega in our lives and should be a day to honour the strongest emotion humans are blessed to feel...

Every day that passes without showing love to the people around us is a wasted day! 

Oh and without laughing too!

How I celebrate love??

By loving myself and treating Litsiana to delicious cupcakes, hehe!

Happy Valentine's Day then! 

Either you believe in V day or not just remember that heart is a muscle and should be exercised regularly! 

Love often and Love deeply! 

But first love yourself! Embrace yourself and praise yourself! Tell yourself: "I LOVE ME" and mean it! It is not selfish it is a necessity!💕 Then others will love you back because you LOVE WHO YOU ARE! 

Rules are made to be broken!

Dear Diary,

How are you?

February is about to come to an end and my last post went on at the end of January...

To be honest I was not in the mood for blogging.

Today I was thinking why rules are made for???

There must be a reason.

To obey them? 

To limit us?

To guide us?

or

To break them?

I came across the image that follows a few weeks ago during my visit at Borough Market.

There was a sign: `Do not dump rubbish here` and underneath the sign there was so much rubbish that made me assume people love breaking the rules in London

or 

simply their English sucks!

Have you even broken any rule?

Nighty night,

Litsiana K.

On me:

Faux Pink Fur, Primark

Flamingo Leggings, Forebelle

Scarf, H&M

LitsianaDoesBudapest /part2

Dear Diary,

That`s the second post about Budapest and it`s gonna be a mini guide in case you visit the city anytime soon!

Day one was spent in Buda. We visited the Buda Castle and the Fisherman`s Bastion. The view from up there was amazing! Flat Pest was lying in front of our eyes magnificent as always, I think! Some left snow made the scenery so wintry tho!

After walking a lot we rest ourselves in a nice cafe warming up with some hot tea and coffee looking over Danube and the stunning Parliament.

Then, we decided to have a guided tour of the Hospital in the Rocks! We learnt so much about the use of such a hospital and the wax made all look so realist as if we were part of it. So scary and far away from now but yet so real since it is part of the recent history!

Afterwards, it was high time we tried their traditional cuisine. Goulash is the best soup I `d ever had in my whole life! It`s with beef and vegetables. We do have something similar in Greece (kreatosoupa) but, the taste is so different...

Hungarians produce their own alcohol called Palinka which is similar to our Ouzo and Tsipouro and as strong as both of our spirits.

We had just a mere sip of it to cheer to our lovely trip!

Of course there was space for some dessert! Dessert doesn`t go to stomach, dessert goes to heart! A patisserie that you must pay a visit to is Cafe Gerbeaud. I had a chocolate cake with apricot. The weird thing about the dessert in Hungary is that they are not sweet at all!!!

That`s why when I went to New York Cafe the second time I ordered two desserts (hahaha) and yet didn`t had the level of sugar I wanted!

Also, that night we had some crazy cocktails at the most alternative bar we`ve ever been to. Szimpla Kert is the name of the place and it`s part of the ruin area and ruin bars! Such a good spot to meet locals and have a unique bar experience! 

Day 2 was spent in Pest. 

We went to St. Stephen`s Basilica and we bought us tickets for the Panorama view. We had to go up 300 stairs but the view was a good pay off!

After that, we went to New York Cafe. It`s well-known for its amazing interior design and high ceilings!

At first, we had chocolate and coffee and then we decided that we had to try their food as well. Our lunch was on point accompanied with some live violin! How posh was that?!?! 

(We came back on the 4th day for some tea and coffee along with some no sugary desserts at all! I had their famous New York Cake and another one with avocado!)

On that day, we had a guided tour of The Opera House!

We learnt quite a little useless stuff about the opera that made the tour pretty boring. Xenia fell asleep for a bit, hahaha, poor her!

The evening was spent at our lovely hotel Danubius Gellert Hotel and particularly we used the spa service provided with our accommodation!  Gellert Baths rank the most popular spa in Budapest which is titled as" a historic spa city"!

Of course we had no energy to go out so we dined at the hotel`s restaurant and then off to bed to charge our batteries for the upcoming day!

Day 3 was spent in Pest as well.

We went to Hosok Tere aka The Hero Square

and then to see the second most famous baths in Budapest; Szechenyi Thermal Baths.  Unfortunately, we didn`t try them. How stupid was that???? Oh well...

We went to New York Cafe again and then to another Hungarian Bistro for some more gorgeous Goulash soup!
Unfortunately, the river was frozen so we didn`t try the cruise but thanks to tram 2 and 19 we had our night exploration!

Day 4 was all about having a hearty breakfast with the view of Danube and Liberty Bridge and buying souvenirs such as magnets and paprika before heading to the airport. 

It was an amazing trip that ended a bit unpredictably... Both Xenia and I suffered from gastroenteritis for a few days and I ending up at hospital in London for a day.

pfffff 

Hope you enjoyed my really long post but quite informative I would say, hehe!

Love,

Listiana K.