Do See Eat

DO check out A Bigger Splash at the Tate Modern. Disappointed I would not be able to go this Friday, I found the time on Tuesday afternoon to pay a visit. Named after and opening with David Hockney's famous painting, the exhibition gave an interesting insight into a more alternative and contemporary side of art I love, exploring "painting after performance". Having heard lots from people about the exhibition before I went my expectations were perhaps set a tad too high, yet I still enjoyed it and found myself discovering new artists such as Karen Kilimnik, and her beautiful instillation inspired by Swan Lake and wanting to find new creative ways to create my own art work. A great exhibition for alternative inspiration.

If you do visit the Tate then DO take a walk from South Bank down to Borough Market by the river. Wrap up warm for a beautiful walk taking you through everything from South Bank's Christmas market, past St. Pauls, Shakespeare's Globe, many other landmarks and to the famous Borough Market. Great for getting to know London better and do something a little different.  

This Christmas go with the entire family to SEE Matilda! An RSC production with music and lyrics from Tim Minchin, it has been in the Westend for just over a year now. Breaking records and winning SEVEN Olivier Awards this year you'd be crazy if you hadn't heard of it and each of those titles are well deserved. Seeing it last Christmas it was one of the best musicals I think I've probably ever seen and would recommend it to everyone, young or old. 

This one isn't quite for the entire family put SEE Girl's series 1 before series 2 hits our screens (at least the American's) this January. Having heard so much about it I decided to sit down and watch the first series and once i started I pretty much couldn't stop. Dubbed the "new Sex and the City" it does it's 90's friend justice showing the lives of 4 young girls in 2012, it was instantly relatable and the more and more I watched, the more and more I loved it getting to know the characters as well as Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha, and I can't forget to mention Chris O'dowd whose appearance alone made me smile. Can't wait for Series 2 to begin!

Series 2 trailer

EAT at Canteen. Visiting again today for a lovely dinner, I was reminded of my love for the great British food. Around £25pp