Memoirs of Bee

  There are so many difficulties in escaping the never-ending demands of university and full-time work. To avoid the delayed headache of organisation a short-break whilst playing the waiting game with my manager about who wins the approval for a holiday request, I sought out new ways of how to relax with limited time. I tried several ‘relaxing’ activities such as spa treatments on the weekend, spending more time in nail salons, home facial masks – nothing seemed to feel relaxing enough. However, after booking an overnight stay in a nice hotel, Radisson Blu, it seemed to be a perfect short-break fix. I was feeling over-worked, over-whelmed and tired of the consistent pattern of work and university. On arrival at the closest station to the Radisson Blu – Canary Wharf, I was a little lost as it under a bridge and Google maps love to take you on adventure before reaching your destination. Once my adventure was over (also known as a detour) and I had gotten over my blon...

Hutong, The Shard Despite, the positive connotations given to this restaurant, I was not impressed by the food or the service. On arrival to the Shard, I was welcomed by a friendly hostess who checked for the reservation. Once the reservation was found, I was seated at a window-side table which was okay. The view from the table was the train tracks of London Bridge and a few other buildings. I went to the restaurant during the week at lunch time. It was quiet as expected which was nice because I felt the service would be very personalized and efficient. However, it felt like it took twice as long to get the waiter’s attention and even longer to wait for the food. The best dish I had at Hutong was the ‘prawn toast’. Now, this is not your regular frozen prawn toast which you will receive from a Chinese takeaway. In fact, the prawns tasted fresh, seasoned and were presented in a soft pastry parcel. I had really high expectations after eating this as a starter, but this was a...