Conversations through the middle
Life from a (slightly) more mature perspective
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| Somerset House, The Strand, London |
I was in London today and had the good fortune to be at Somerset House when the sun was shining, the sky was blue and the fountains were jumping. What a glorious October day and what an absolutely stunning building.
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| The view from the other side of the square |
Dot and I spent a lovely evening at The Coniston Hotel in North Yorkshire a few weeks ago, it really is a lovely place and super friendly staff. I’m pleased to announce I wrote a review of our stay for online newspaper the Yorkshire Times – my first for them but not my last. You can read the review here. Let me know what you think.
So, I’m in Berlin!
I arrived this afternoon and I’m here until Friday evening, and I can’t wait to explore. The Concorde Hotel is gorgeous, but I can’t see much out of the window except other buildings, so I don’t know how close I am to historic places or things to see. I did mean to buy a city guide at Stansted but completely forgot.
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| Welcome to Berlin! |
I’m here along with various other journalists for a factory tour, new home appliances launch and a visit to what promises to be the most enormous exhibition – the IFA, the world’s largest consumer electronics show.
There will be lots of digital loveliness I’m sure, but what I’m interested in are the latest high-tech home appliances that will be making their debut at this exhibition. I’ve already heard about a transparent fridge and I’m sure there’s loads more just waiting for me to discover. All products designed to make our lives easier.
In the meantime, until I have images of those brand spanking new goodies to upload, here is my experience of Berlin so far – my room, bathroom and view from the window!
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| I’m making a mess already |
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| See how the floor tiles match the vanity unit? They continue into the shower so creating a wetroom |
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| A chic, minimalist lamp – I like this |
Loved this scene – a family of swans sunbathing on the bank of the river in delicious Dedham. Why mum and dad have cygnets this late in the year I don’t know, is it because of the awful weather earlier this year? Whatever the reason, they have a lot of growing up to do very quickly before winter hits.
