Greenwich Mean Time – Royal Observatory (London)
0 Comment by Mai / November 25, 2011 / Posted in TravelWhen learning how to fly, the time referencing has been based on Zulu Time (Greenwich Mean Time / GMT). As this was of great interest to me, enroute home from Poland to Australia, I paid a visit to the starting point of the universe (The Meridian Line) at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, London. Since the [...]
London – Kew Garden (The Royal Botanic Gardens)
0 Comment by Mai / June 14, 2011 / Posted in TravelThis post was a visit after my Scotland long weekend trip a couple weeks ago. Whenever I have a moment, I always love to visit botanical gardens; they’re so relaxing and beautiful. This time, while in London I visited the world heritage (UNESCO) protected site of The Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, an oasis away from the [...]
The Fat Duck – London, UK (No. 2 ranked restaurant in the world) Review
1 Comment by Mai / December 15, 2009 / Posted in Food & Wine, ReviewsThe Fat Duck High St, Bray – Berkshire SL6 2AQ – UK Ph: +44 (0) 1628 580 333 I have been to some of the best restaurants in London such as Gordon Ramsay’s at Claridges (his dishe’s were quite heavy and rich but really nice), Giorgio Locatelli’s Locanda Locatelli, Zaffareno and Rivers Cafe to name [...]
The Best Macaroons in the World
7 Comments by Mai Lin / February 3, 2009 / Posted in Food & WineI’m missing sitting at this french patisserie Laduree (http://www.laduree.fr/index_en.htm) which makes the best macaroons. During my business trip to Paris last year, a colleague took me to one of their shop in Champs Elysees and since then I’ve feasted on my favourite Laduree macaroon called L’Ispahan (as shown in the picture). It’s a pink rose [...]
