Autumn In York

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Autumn, Bettys tea in York, Evil Eye, feeding squirrels, Navy Canvas Classic TOMS, The Cambridge Satchel Company, travels, York, Zara

Feeding squirrels in the park and watching them hide their goodies, delighting in antiques, lining up for tea in Bettys, freshly made brownies from the Farmer’s Market, scoring a big mug of hot chocolate for free from Evil Eye (which Johnny Depp apparently frequented during his filming days of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)… these are some of the things done in a day in York last weekend.

TOMS shoes, Cambridge Satchel Company bag, White cotton shirt with dual length worn here

I had to try Bettys – everyone who’s been to York can’t stop raving about it. I finally got to see what Bettys is all about after 3 years in the UK.

They’re right, their pastries are delicious and they make beautiful hot chocolate (not much of a tea person)! However, I’ve a softer spot for a hidden tea spot I frequent while in Edinburgh which I’ll reveal to you in my next post. It’s in an antique shop!

Their custard fruit tart was delicious! Sorry about the face puzzle – Minty and I are still trying to preserve our anonymity. (Okay, we’re just shy)

My mittens and ear muffs were out for the day – it was simply too cold to take too many pictures! Before I end this post, here’s another photograph of me feeding the cute (and fat) squirrels with peanuts:

The leaves are starting to turn yellow and fall – a sure sign of winter 😦 Better feed the squirrels now before they go off to sleep!

♥ P E A C H E S

Being Green: ‘Living Wall’ of Van Gogh’s painting outside The National Gallery, London

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'Living Wall', Amsterdam, art, carbon reducing, Netherlands, The National Gallery, travels, Vincent van Gogh

I probably wouldn’t miss this if I were to be in the UK, and you shouldn’t! This ‘living wall’ sounds, looks and even feels amazing!

As part of a carbon reducing plan between The National Gallery and General Electric (GE), over 8,000 plants have been planted on a vertical wall to recreate Vincent van Gogh’s painting of ‘A Wheatfield, with Cypresses’. Basically, bringing his painting to life!

When I visited the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands there were many paintings of nature (Post-Impressionist style). I can’t remember if I saw the said painting, but I definitely did not see the famous ‘Starry Starry Night’ (as it was on loan to a museum in New York at the time).

The queue to get into the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam is usually very long, and luckily we had the cheaper (and faster) tickets to get in.

€10.47 to get into the exclusive Van Gogh museum with the ‘I Amsterdam’ card. It was worth it, as we all had ear pieces to listen about the facts and stories of each painting (his life was a sad one towards the end, and it ended tragically with him shooting himself in the chest and dying 2 days later).

I find it difficult to appreciate art when I do not know the story behind it, and about the artist himself so museum guides is a great tool.

So if you’re not in Amsterdam, but in London I suggest you visit The National Gallery in London to take a look at the Living Wall. Simply amazing!

Before and After

Side-by-side

The ‘living wall’ grows!

I wonder how it looks like now, as it’s already Summer in the UK and a very hot one at that too! The living wall will be up until the end of this October so if you’re in the area, do check it out!

Other than that, have a great weekend 🙂

♥ ρeaches