Brunch with Mom
To celebrate my mom’s birthday early, we headed to London for the day! London may seem far away from Antwerp, but by train it’s actually only a 2 hour ride! This was my mom’s first time in London, so we did a full day of sight-seeing, ending on a high note with afternoon tea at Claridge’s.
We arrived at St Pancras International in King’s Cross and headed directly to Granary Square for brunch at The Lighterman – one of my favorites! If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know I almost always come here when in London.
The Lighterman
Brunch with a view
Eggs Florentine with a delicious juice
Carrot apple ginger juice
Mom’s avocado toast with poached eggs
Bacon and portobellos
After brunch we went into Westminster City, walking through Green Park, visiting Buckingham Palace – where we saw Prince William! – seeing Parliament, Big Ben, the London Eye, etc.
A lot of commotion outside of Buckingham Palace
Prince William is in the back seat!
A shame Big Ben is being repaired during our visit!
Quick stop for tea to take back home!
Warm welcome to Fortnum & Mason!
Now for the highlight of the trip – afternoon tea at Claridge’s. It was both of our first time having afternoon tea in London, so we needed to do it right! What an experience! The food and the tea were so delicious!
Claridge’s
The salon
Starting off with champagne
Such delicious sandwiches!
From left to right: 1) Chamomile & cheddar scone, roast cauliflower, pickled walnut and sorrel 2) Dorrington ham, smoked tomato chutney, and watercress on onion bread 3) Clarence Court duck egg, mustard cress on white bread 4) Roast corn fed chicken, lemon thyme mayonnaise, gem lettuce on malt bread 5) English cucumber, buttermilk, French sorrel on white bread 6) Severn & Wye smoked salmon, brown shrimp butter, rock samphire on rye bread
Cheers!
Enjoying my champagne and sandwiches
Raisin scones and plain scones with Cornish clotted cream and Marco Polo gelée
The scones
My favorite part of the afternoon tea!
Perfection
Time for the pastries
Yum!
An American in Antwerp 