01 · 8:30 AM
Tea first. Everything else later.
A warm cup, a buttery pastry, and London slowly waking up around you.
Photo: Isaac / Unsplash
02 · 10:00 AM
Flowers with no occasion.
Columbia Road has a way of making you believe you need another bunch.
Photo: Jean-Luc Benazet / Unsplash
03 · 11:30 AM
Old books. New obsessions.
Somewhere in Daunt Books, a book you weren't looking for is waiting.
Photo: Markus Leo / Unsplash
04 · 1:30 PM
A bench with your name on it.
Not literally. But St James's Park makes a convincing argument.
Photo: Antonio Vivace / Unsplash
Halfway through the day. The city can wait.
05 · 3:00 PM
The very necessary unnecessary scone.
You weren't hungry. Then someone mentioned afternoon tea.
06 · 5:30 PM
Stay until the river turns gold.
The Thames doesn't need a filter. Neither does this moment.
Photo: Norbert Kundrak / Unsplash
07 · After dark
One more bridge. One more minute.
London is very good at making you postpone goodbye.
Photo: Youssef Mubarak / Unsplash
Seven little moments. One very London day.
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Photos: Hero by Life's Captured Sparks / Unsplash; Tea first by Isaac / Unsplash; Flowers with no occasion by Jean-Luc Benazet / Unsplash; Old books by Markus Leo / Unsplash; A bench with your name on it by Antonio Vivace / Unsplash; The very necessary unnecessary scone by Sebastian Coman Photography / Unsplash; Stay until the river turns gold by Norbert Kundrak / Unsplash; One more bridge by Youssef Mubarak / Unsplash (Unsplash and Pexels licenses). Product photos from our Etsy shop. Places mentioned are suggestions; check current details before you go.