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invite Japanese Lantern workshop at @japanhouseldn 🏮👇🏻
It’s always great to learn something new about the traditional Japanese crafts! This time I attended Edo Tegaki Chōchin workshop and decorated my own traditional Japanese foldable lantern made of washi pare and bamboo ribbing.
Our workshop was led by fourth-generation lantern craftsman Murata Kenichirō from Tokyo. The attendees choose a lantern with one of the kanjis written in pencil, plus an apron, googles, paint with brush, gloves etc. How do you like my lantern? It says Dream on it!
The workshop was supported by @tokyotokyooldmeetsnew and JNTO #anna_approves
📍King Power Mahanakhon Skywalk, the highest observation deck in Thailand
King Power Mahanakhon is a skyscraper opened in 2016 which has a very unusual helix shape (just look at the ice cream in the shape of it).
First, you get to a desk with shops and a cafe, and then you can take an elevator/ escalator to an open space on the very top.
We booked the tickets well in advance to attend a sunset slot – Bangkok looks absolutely spectacular from this desk! After your visit, you can explore more of the shopping floors of the tower.
#purpurpurpur_rooftops
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invite The most iconic British winter tale: @officialthesnowman at the @peacocktheatre ☃️☃️☃️
I’m sure you know The Snowman animated film (1982) - and this is an almost 2h long performance with live music based on the same story! Meet all your beloved characters and listen to your favorite tunes such as Walking in the Air!
Did you know that you can use Theatre Tokens for this and 300+ other venues across the UK? And guess what - they never expire!
Theatre Tokens are available as physical gift cards or eGifts (choose the Snowman - themed one!) at TheatreTokens.com
@londontheatre invite
We spent a month in Middle East, and this is how it went…
Doha, 🇶🇦
Manama, 🇧🇭
Muharraq, 🇧🇭
Tarout, 🇸🇦
Dammam, 🇸🇦
Sur, 🇴🇲
Ras Al Jinz, 🇴🇲
Nizwa, 🇴🇲
Muscat, 🇴🇲
Dubai, 🇦🇪
Abu Dhabi, 🇦🇪
Ajman, 🇦🇪
Sharjah, 🇦🇪
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Save 15 overwhelming sites of Bangkok for your next trip to Thailand:
1. The Grand Palace
2. Temple of Emerald Buddha
3. King Power Mahanakhon Skywalk
4. Temple of the Reclining Buddha
5. Amulet Market
6. Shopping malls
7. Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World
8. Wat Arun
9. Wat Saket
10. Forts of Bangkok
11. Wat Ratchanatdaram Worawihan (Loha Prasat)
12. Chinatown
13. Flower market Pak Khlong Talat
14. Democracy Monument
15. Wat Paknam
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invite What a fantastic Christmas party we had at @royallancasterlondon ✨✨✨✨
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ad Come to feel an ultimate festive vibe at the @mo_hydepark ✨✨✨
First, try their amazing seasonal afternoon tea.
Start with a glass of @ruinart and some warming spiced tea - but if you’re visiting with kids, they have the finest selection of drinks for them too!
Next comes the savory part:
🔹Scottish Smoked and Poached Salmon Rillette
🔹Curried Crayfish sandwich
🔹Chicken and Confit Gressingham Duck sandwich
🔹Pastrami sandwich
🔹Clarence Court Finest Cotswold Egg and Black Truffle sandwich
🔹Smoked Applewood Cheddar and Quince sandwich
And apart from the sandwiches, you also get a delicious sausage roll as an appetizer!
And the desserts at the MO are just an epitome of Christmas holidays:
🔹Black Forest Yule Log
🔹Apple Strudel Profiterole
🔹The Bauble
🔹Christmas Tree Gingerbread
and some warm scones (plain and cranberry ones) with clotted cream and strawberry and apricot jam.
Next, pay a visit to the Winterhaus, perfect cozy space with a fireplace, warming drinks and cookies!
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It’s December- this means that everyone goes to Thailand!🇹🇭
My guide to Bangkok is live at Purpurpurpur.co.uk, link in bio
Architecture of Qatar ❤️❤️❤️ Save your guide to Doha:
1. Katara Cultural Village
2. National museum of Qatar
3. Katara Towers
4. Msheireb Downtown
5. Souq Waqif
6. Museum of Islamic Art
7. The Pearl
8. City Centre Shopping Mall
9. Mina district and the Old Port
10. Al Dafna financial district
11. Lusail
12. Doha Corniche
13. Qatar National Library
14. Villagio mall
15. Aspire tower
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Are you planning to visit the Winter Wonderland in London this year?✨
Pastel town of Doha, Qatar 🇶🇦
Mina District where the Old Port was located is now completely transformed for the tourists.
There’s the Grand Terminal for cruise liners, with an aquarium inside, and an Arabic village with many pastel coloured houses.
Colourful container boxes occupies part of the district too – and spot the National Museum from here too! And finally, spot the square of Flags, on your way here.
And make sure you don’t miss Chabrat Al Mina, a modern fish market with an incredible stained glass ceiling! If you loved it here, you can have some freshly prepared seafood dishes made for you next door in the restaurant of the same name.
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This is the most astonishing restaurant you’ve seen today!
@jiwanrestaurant at the @nmoqatar is the second restaurant by Alain Ducasse in the country. We had a fantastic experience there trying the traditional Qatar food with a modern twist. Amazing views of the Old Port and the whole building of the National Museum of Qatar are guaranteed. And I was left speechless observing the interior of this restaurant: just look how stylish it is!
Check my free guide to Doha at Purpurpurpur.co.uk, link in bio
#purpurpurpur_guides🔎🌎 #purpurpurpur_eatinghabits
Can we please just all agree that London has the best Christmas displays?🥹🥹🥹
📍Katara Cultural Village, Doha
The Katara Cultural Village is a must for every tourist in Doha!
Although it was opened in 2010, it’s the best place to feel the historical Arabian city vibes (like Aladdin cartoon but in an authentic, not Disney – sort of way!) I’ve been so far!
It’s extremely well made, has lots of different projects going on and highlights the main architectural characteristics of this part of the world.
There are two mosques, a few cultural organisations including the Postal museum, a planetarium and an art centre, an operating amphitheatre, numerous restaurants and cafes.
Golden Masjid, or the Golden mosque, is definitely one of Katara highlights – it’s inlaid with small gold tiles, and looks the best in the evening light!
The pigeon towers made out of mud are probably one of the most photographed landmarks of Katara village. Can you see the holes in it? The birds can actually pass through there to hide from their natural predators! In Arabic culture pigeons were used as the message carriers and their excrements were used as fertilisers.
The Katara Mosque, or Katara Masjid, is located by the most famous set of pigeon towers and is considered one of the most important mosques of all Doha. It was designed by Turkish architect Zainab Fadil Oglu and is famous for its turquoise tiles!
Pay special attention to the 21 High street – an air-conditioned street with shops, cafes and Galleries Lafayette (come for Pouchkine cafe @cafepouchkineqatar!), on its side. If you visit with kids, you can also pop inside the OliOli children museum located nearby.
And visit the SNAN food hall here – its name means ‘the tip of the spear’ in Arabic – for its coloured glass ceiling!
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Tap to save the most impressive hotels of Doha!
🔹Raffles Doha Hotel @rafflesdoha
🔹Fairmont Doha @fairmontdoha
🔹Mandarin Oriental Doha @mo_doha
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