A Book and Literary Travel Blog
These are a few snapshots I took during May and June in London and Liverpool. I also acquired new books that I shared in the video. I hope you will enjoy it and it will bring you some peace and solace.
I made a recording of my quiet spring days in London and time alone I spent on walking around the city during April weeks. I love long solitary walks. I visited cafes, Foyles Bookshop, the National Gallery, St James’ Park. I particularly enjoyed visiting the exhibition: A View of Mexico […]
I recorded a few snapshots of my London life during the month of March. In the video you will see Gordon Square and Reading Room at Welcome Collection in Bloomsbury where I often have my lunch breaks, my afternoon and evening walks in Soho, Trafalgar Square and Russell Square. My […]
[dates in the brackets indicate the dates of the reign] A few weeks ago I went to see the beautiful exhibition dedicated to the Great Mughal art that traces the evolution of this distinctive art that flourished in the 16th and 17th century under the reign of three Mughal emperors. […]
One Saturday I went to Tate Britain. It was a lovely visit. I forgot how beautiful Tate Britain is inside. I love their collection of Turner’s paintings. I recorded my visit and I hope you will enjoy it.
A few weeks ago I went to see the exhibition at Royal Academy of Arts dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Michelangelo. I then visited one of the oldest and most beautiful bookstores in London called Hatchards, right across the street from the Royal Academy. After browsing through some […]
Recently I have visited the British Museum on a few Friday evenings and recorded some snapshots for my memories. I have not visited all the rooms in the museum yet but I’ll visit it again soon and will record more. In the meantime I hope you will enjoy this little […]
Over the past few weeks of July and August I made a few recordings of my wanderings around London. I spent some time in Shoreditch, East London in the place called Arnold Circus which has been my favourite reading spot for the last ten years. I also visited Eastern Curve […]
I hope you all are enjoying summertime wherever you are. I have taken a few recordings of my wanderings around London over the period of the last few months. I also included a video of my visit to Eel Pie Island which used to be an important artistic hub, especially […]
I have prepared a list of 20 bookstores and literary places in London that every bibliophile should visit. I tried to put them in the order based on their proximity to each other. Undeniably London has always had an immense significance as a literary hub and provided so much inspiration […]