#grand cafe

[aneverydaything]

Day 2225, 26 July 2024

The Grand Cafe in Oxford

[theweeowlart]

A day in Edinburgh today. We spent most of the day in The Grand Cafe, getting very drunk. Fabulous food, I forgot to take photos of that, was too busy eating it!

We really stacked up the glasses! They were very kind and made me a Brandy Alexander, even though it wasn't on the menu. It's my favourite cocktail, but its rarely on any menus these days.

[thewaywardmoon]

I’m almost done with the violet gown. I’m currently sewing in the eyelets where the sleeves attach, and where the bodice laces up on the sides. I have some wider silver ribbon on the way for the sleeves, since I want them a bit more floofy than they currently are. Also, even though I beaded all of the lace on this gown, it is significantly lighter than the green one, so I’m calling that a win!

(The almost complete violet gown. I’m not sold on the veil, so I may end up not using it and just wearing the tiara alone)

It’s been a while since I posted about the trip where this gown is going to be used, so let’s talk about Scotland:

As previously mentioned, once the larp I’m making the gowns for is over, I’ll be crashing at a hotel next to King’s Cross station, then taking a train to Edinburgh the next morning. The hotel next to King’s Cross is the hub Hotel by Premiere Inn, and it’s pretty similar to the Aerotel at Heathrow

(hub Hotel at King’s Cross by TripAdvisor)

Planning this trip, I realized I kind of have a thing for capsule hotels. I don’t need a ton of space when traveling by myself, and as long as the room is clean, the beds are comfortable and it’s reasonably priced, I don’t need any frills. Also, like the Aerotel, I’ll just be spending one night here and probably crashing immediately upon arrival, so it’s not like I’ll be in the room for any length of time while conscious

Anyway, I’ll be hopping aboard the LNER train from King’s Cross to Edinburgh the next morning, which is about a 4 to 5 hour journey. You can order food on the train, so I’m going to eat breakfast while I stare out the window at the English and Scottish countryside going by

I should get to Edinburgh in the early afternoon, then walk about a block to my Edinburgh hotel (which used to be the Jury’s Inn on the Royal Mile, but apparently was bought by Leonardo Hotels between the time I made the reservation and now, so now it’s called the Leonardo Royal Hotel). It’s also pretty no-frills, but it’s practically on top of the Royal Mile (the main thoroughfare through the center of Old Town Edinburgh), so you can’t really beat the location

(Leonardo Royal hotel room from Booking.com)

The only thing I have scheduled that night is dinner at Grand Cafe, so I should have plenty of time to wander the Royal Mile and rest

(Grand Cafe from their website. NGL, I mainly booked it because it’s so pretty, but the food is supposed to be good as well)

The next morning is when I jump in with both feet. After grabbing breakfast somewhere, I’ll head to the National Museum of Scotland for a few hours. There’s apparently going to be a “science of Dr. Who” exhibition while I’m there, so that was a nice surprise. Once I’m done with the museum, I walk back down the Royal Mile to Mary King’s Close

(A tour group at Mary King’s Close via Skye Travel)

Mary King’s close is a little hard to explain without knowing a bit about Edinburgh’s history. Let me see if I can give you the cliff notes version: a “close” is basically an alley that’s surrounded on all sides, and several of them are also underground because other buildings were built on top of them. A good chunk of Edinburgh’s closes are subterranean and date back hundreds of years. Mary King’s Close is probably the most well-known of these, and does daily tours explaining the history behind the close and its residents. Like many things in Edinburgh, it’s also reputed to be haunted. I’ve never seen a ghost, but maybe I’ll get lucky this time

At any rate, I’ll finish touring the close just before dinner time, and have a reservation at The Devil’s Advocate, which is a gastropub with an immense whiskey menu. Once I’m full of dinner and whiskey, it’s back to the hotel

This is really long at this point, so I’m going to break the rest of the trip up into its own post

[funground21]

Grand Cafe Story Overview

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[oatmilkriver]

you are in love- draco malfoy

pairing: draco malfoy x gn!reader

summary: you both realize how much you mean to the other after a night by yourselves

warnings: none i think

word count: 544

author's note: hope you like it!!

This was Draco’s favorite time of the day. When classes were over and dinner was eaten, leaving the dorms empty while his friends hung out around the castle.

Except for you. You and him would always come to his dorm and just lay around doing nothing.

And it was perfect.

Because the only thing he had to focus on was you.

You had a routine that carried a certain domesticity about it. You walking into the room, not even bothering to knock because you knew he would always let you in. Walking straight to his dresser and pulling out a shirt, walking to the bathroom to change and come out wearing his shirt rather than the stiff button up and tie.

“It's way comfier than anything I own” you would say to defend yourself when he gave you a look.

He’d be lucky if he saw it ever again. Not that he minds, of course.

Then you climb into bed next to him, getting comfortable but giving him space. Space that Draco had to fight not to close.

He watches as you move his pillows to be the perfect shape before you lay your head down and look at him.

He lays down along with you, smiling at you. Letting out a sigh as he finally relaxes for the first time that day.

That's when you reach your hand out and brush some hair away from his forehead, “Rough day?”

Draco nods slowly, leaning into your hand, opening his mouth but not letting the words come out.

“You can let go when your around me, you know. You don't have to hold to all these fears, all these ghosts, by yourself,”

And so he didn't hold back. He talked and talked about everything that was happening in his life, the good, the bad. And you just played there and listened, stroking his arm and holding his hand until he fell asleep. Following him shortly after.

When he did finally wake up, hours later when the sun is slowly starting to peak out through the windows, he looks at your head resting on his chest and smiles, pushing your away away from your face.

You stir slightly and flutter your eyes open to look up at him, a smile on your face.

“You're my best friend,” he whispers so softly you almost miss it.

But he knows you didn't when you smile at him, “I would hope so,”

This causes Draco to just chuckle and bring you closer to him, kissing your temple, “I mean it! There's no one I would rather spend my time with. These quiet moments by ourselves are the best memories I have.”

You smile, not sure how to respond but knowing you felt the exact same way. So instead, you look between his lips and his eyes, asking a question you've been dying to ask since you were kids.

And Draco just smiles in return, holding your face and bringing you closer to him till your noses brushed. And with one last look in each others eyes, you both leaned forward, connecting your lips in a kiss that was long overdue.

And when you finally pull apart, soft smiles and blushes mirroring each others, you know, you are in love.

[the8thsphynx]

Official Fate collab cafe with MaidJump for ‘FGO: Temple of Time, Solomon’ announced for April 30th - June 30th!

Official tweet here!

Information given says that as of now, this is event will only be held in Shanghai, China!

[cpahlow]

[ourantonia]

Hidden Manchester by Jonathan Reid Via Flickr: Detail of the neo-Gothic exterior of the Manchester City Hall. Jon Reid | Portfolio | Blog | Tumblr

[ryanwlloyd]

[thegoodthegrandandtheugly]

[alchemocha]

Stone connecting with Robotnik and being the one person he’s soft with, while he remains awful to everyone else except the difference is it’s a lot smaller scale now. There’s no attempts to end or conquer the world, although on bad days he might threaten it— but he’s just a grumpy petty bitch who’s inconveniencing people at best and possibly ending some corpo goon lives at worst, but all in all, he’s kind of just a weird guy now — not a galactic evil mastermind.

And Stone’s happier than ever. Not because the doctor’s stopped trying to think bigger than life, but because he’s more content, while keeping the eccentric, mildly diabolical charm that he’s always been helplessly endeared to. Even if it means apologizing to customer service workers twice as often when they go out.

[troquets]

Café Robin, grande rue, Chaveyriat, Ain.

[crownedstoat]

Tonight’s libation is a Red Lion from the 1937 Cafe Royal cocktail book.

1 oz Sylvius Dutch Dry Gin

1 oz 1804 Grand Imperial Orange Liqueur

1/2 oz fresh squeezed orange juice

1/2 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice

Rim the glass with sugar

Shake over ice and strain

[oatmilkriver]

hi hi <3 i’d like to ask for a cinnamon roll please with either stranger things boys or bridgerton boys (whichever you would prefer tbh i love both sm lol)

im a female (she/her), heterosexual, 5’2 with pale skin, brown eyes and black hair + red streaks. my mbti is infp and zodiac is pisces. i love horror/slasher movies and crime mysteries, reading, listening to music (lana del rey, artemas, sabrina carpenter & chase atlantic) as well as playing video games and learning new things !!

im nice but come off as sarcastic and sassy at first. i hate people who are mean for no reason and always stand up for others. i take some time getting used to people but once i do i will never shut up around them lmao

ok i’ll stop here but thank you sm in advance !! also also i really love your profile it’s so pretty and the vibes are so cute <33

- xoxo, yeon

i ship you with- eddie munson

he's in love with you the moment he lays his eyes on you.

he immediately walks up to you in front of everyone and starts talking and throwing in cheesy pick up lines. you're not sure at first but he's so persistent and charming you fall for him too.

watching horror movies together is his favorite date. but gets weirded out with anything true crime. definitely prefers slashers over mysteries.

makes fun of you for your music taste but it slowly grows on him too. one day you find him working on a campaign and he doesn't realize you're there watching him and he's mumbling 'motherfucker' like in ppp. it becomes a vocal stim and he does it often now.

he loves you so much he thinks he can't love you more. until you stand up for him in front of everyone. maybe jason carver just calls him a freak in the cafeteria and eddie goes to say something back but you beat him to it.

looks at you with wide eyes before pulling you in and kissing your head mumbling a 'my girl' into your hair.

LOVES YOUR HEIGHT DIFFERENCE

[forthepleasureofmylife]

Grand Central Station N.Y.C.

Photo: Dieter Krehbiel