Moshi Moshi - Dinner at the Train Station

Moshi Moshi is a small Japanese restaurant tucked in a corner of the train station at Liverpool Street. It was nice to go for Asian food, and Japanese is one of my favourites! My table shared all the platters, but they were mostly tapas with only a few main dishes. The hot foods were very good, but again, coming from Vancouver where sushi is very popular and fish is very fresh, I thought the sushi was decent but not the best. I really like that Moshi Moshi tries to be sustainable and only use seasonal and local ingredients, so their menus change to reflect that. The area where we sat had an interesting design (see picture below) and was very cozy. I think this would have been a really nice place to go for a quick lunch, as it was located so close to Old Spitalfields Market!

This is where we sat. Very cool!

The chopstick covers all had different text printed on it.

A sushi platter to share.

Chicken and gyozas.

Tapas bento box to share: gyoza, chicken yakitori, prawn tempura, chicken teiyaki, mackerel kara-age, grilled mackerel & cucumber salad, cornish crab salad.

Grilled fish.

Pork shogayaki.

Tonkatsu - pork coated in Japanese breadcrumbs and deep fried.

Moshi Moshi serves freshly squeezed juices with an interesting combination of fruits and vegetables. I tried the Ginza Morning - carrot, apple, celery, ginger and orange.

Projections on Westminster #TakePart2012

During a late night stroll, I stumbled on this - projections of the daily events onto Westminster. I'm not sure when it started, but it ended at midnight. Very cool to see!

Harry Potter Studio Tour #TakePart2012

With the last full day in London and the Olympics coming to an end, we all were taken out of the city to avoid the crowds. About an hour drive away from central London, we visited The Making of Harry Potter Warner Bros. Studio! The place was packed with props, sets and costumes from the Harry Potter movies and so much fun to go through. It was like I was a kid again, reliving the memories from the books and movies. It's a self-led tour, where you just wander around and look at props from the movies, but there are tons of stuff to see and take pictures of/with! The tour ends at the gift shop - beware as you will get sucked into buying something! You can even get your own wand for £25!

Outside the studio

The Great Hall in Hogwarts!

Ravenclaw robes

Hufflepuff costumes

Slytherin costumes

Gryffindor

Hagrid

Snape

Dumbledore

Wands

The Chamber of Secrets door

The Burrows

The Knight Bus

Tom Riddle's gravestone

The chess pieces

Buckbeak

Diagon Alley

There was a room full of concept beautifully drawn concept art!

Large Hogwarts model

The Tower of London #TakePart2012

I finally got to go to The Tower of London! When I went 3 years ago, it was closed by the time I arrived, so I made sure to put it on my to-do list this time. It's quite a huge place, with many sections and towers to explore. The Beefeaters also give you a short tour and entertain you with stories from the past. I only joined halfway through, but it was very informative. I had to rush through the grounds (again) so didn't get to see as much as I would have liked, but I definitely recommend going there! There were actors in-role around the Tower of London, which was fun to watch. The Crown Jewels are also housed here, but photography was not allowed. They're really pretty though, and jewel-laden!

Animals kept on the ground to protect the tower!

The Tower of London is right next to Towers Bridge.

You step onto a moving platform that will take you past the Crown Jewels.

Monkey!

Actors who stay in character.

This ceremonial sword is 227cm tall!

Staff weapons.

The dwarf and the giant armour.

Dragon!

The armory.

Beefeater

Eight ravens are kept at The Tower of London. If the ravens leave, the tower will fall.