Photographic Journal

A Photo A Day / 91

Without a doubt the best Cake Shop in London, and I should know. These are the £7 Baby Cakes. Become the ‘kid in the candy store’ with all the colourful and unique combinations created by Kirsten; the best cake lady in town. Whipped avocado is a staple ingredient here. http://www.victoriayum.com

14:36 Saturday March 11, 2017.

Victoria Yum, Netil Market, London Fields

Fact: In Roman times, eggs and butter were often added to basic bread to give a consistency that we would recognize as cake-like, and honey was used as a sweetener. The distinction between Roman concepts of cake and bread was therefore very blurred.

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A Photo A Day / 92

A Friday night slumber party at Fi’s new bachelorette pad. ‘Close on White’ Art Print by Quibe feat. Fi’s wilting roses and a lightswitch.

22:34 Friday March 10, 2017.

London Dock, London

Fact: Christophe Louis aka Quibe is an artist and illustrator living near Paris, reknowned for creating a series of minimalist portraits using only one stroke.

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Skyscraper shadows and city laneways.

13:17 Thursday March 9, 2017.

Cnr 20 Fenchurch Street & Rood Lane, London

Fact: The latest official estimate of the population of London comes from the Office for National Statistics. According to their data, the population of Greater London in July 2010 was 7,825,200. The population in 2016 is estimated to be as much as 8.63 million.

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A fleeting goodbye to my dear friend Mel (left) who’s 4.5 year London chapter ended today. No idea how she made her 10:55 LHR flight to Melbourne with 3 bags & a suitcase in peak hour. The lady in the middle gave up her seat to accommodate the many life possessions and this was our goodbye moment.

08:35 Tuesday March 6, 2017.

Mile End tube station, London

Fact: The shortest distance between two adjacent stations on the underground network is only 260 metres. The tube journey between Leicester Square and Covent Garden on the Piccadilly Line takes only about 20 seconds, but costs £4.90 (cash fare). Yet it still remains one of the most popular journeys with tourists.

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Saturday strolls around East London led us here: the Architect & the Interior Designer.

15:20 Saturday March 4, 2017.

The Regent’s Canal, City Road Lock 5

Fact: As with all of the other locks on the canal, City Road Lock was built as a pair of locks. The use of paired locks was partly to save water, as water could be transferred between the locks, rather than all of it being discharged into the lower pound when a lock was emptied. This made operation of the locks more complex, and so they were permanently manned during the heyday of the canal, with lock-keepers working a shift system to provide 24-hour cover.

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