An Elegant Sufficiency

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London isn’t the best place to be when the temperature soars and a hot Monday afternoon in Spitalfields required frequent stops for cool drinks and ice creams.  This is such a fascinating area of the city, though, and we felt lucky that we could enjoy the sunshine and not have to return to an air conditioned office.

 

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Such a mixed area, with modern glass and steel towering above small brick houses, interspersed with art installations and plenty of interest at street level.

 

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We love the surprises which appear in between the office buildings.

 

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A daylight visit to Dennis Severs House offered an altogether different experience to the December candlelit evening we spent there last year.

 

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After a long and sticky day, though, Aperol Spritzers chez Jamie at Fifteen were just the ticket.

 

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And when we returned to our apartment, a few fans were waiting to greet us!