Happy Waitangi Day at the Bison and Bird

Ok, so Waitangi Day was actually on 6th February and I just didn't get round to blogging about it. TNT Magazine were offering everyone who downloaded a voucher a free drink to celebrate Waitangi Day the Bison and Bird in Clapham.

You can see from the size of the glass that it was not a small free drink. It was a Feijoa based cocktail and I'll be honest, it tasted a bit odd. But you never know until you try these things.

I liked the bar itself, especially this strange antler chandelier. There was also some live music, not sure if the singers were from New Zealand or not though.

World Poems on the Undergeround

Good old TFL! In one go, you've helped me to visit 3 countries that I've never been to in London before.

According to the little guide 'each poet contributes something unique and personal to the story of their lives and also of ours.' 

Keep your eyes peeled for poems from 44 countries on underground trains across London.

Also represented are: Afghanistan, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guyana, Hungary, India, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Nigeria, Turkey, USA

Cybercandy

Cybercandy has 4 shops (Covent Garden, Islington, Brighton and Birmingham) selling some crazy sounding sweets, chocolates and soft drinks from a range of countries: Australia, Austria, Canada France, Finland Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand, USA.

Supreme Courts of the World

There is currently a small display at the Supreme Court in Parliament Square about how Supreme Courts compare to each other and to the UK systems in 9 different countries around the world.

Current

Current is an art exhibition at the October Gallery in Holborn that will run until 30th July 11.  It features work from artists from New Zealand and Tonga.

The curator told me that I could arrange these 6 metal blocks however I wanted as long as I wore the gloves provided.

A taste of home

There's a small shop in Covent Garden that sells products from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada for expats who want a taste of home.

http://www.australiashop.co.uk/