The Castle Grounds, my favourite pub
After 3 months of studying, eating and partying in Coventry – shorter than anticipated – I can definitely deem The Castle Grounds my favourite pub. Their cosy interior makes you feel right at home and there’s always something going on. Activities, activities, activities Every Monday…
The Botanist: the perfect marriage of dinner & drinks
Delicious cocktails, hanging kebabs, live music and a stunning interior … Sounded like the perfect place to take our Belgian friends out for dinner. They visited us for a weekend, and it seemed only fair to show them some of Coventry’s finest dining and dancing…
A day in Oxford
After five weeks of classes, studying and maybe some partying, we felt the need for another trip. This time we visited Oxford with our new, local friend Mantas. Oxford or Hogwarts? Oxford is only a 50-minute journey by train from Coventry, but it feels like…
Nando’s: winner winner chicken dinner
Since we arrived in the UK, our housemate Rik couldn’t stop raving about Nando’s. We went all together for dinner at Nando’s close to Coventry Cathedral to finally make him stop talking about it – and maybe because we were curious as well. I chose…
Romantic dinner at Playwrights
Playwrights, situated in the cobbled streets of the picturesque Coventry Cathedral Quarter, is an independently owned bistro. My boyfriend and I went for a romantic dinner on Friday night, but they also do breakfast, lunch, and catering for special occasions. Braised lamb shank As a…
Our first trip … to Birmingham!
For our very first trip, we chose a city that was not too far from Coventry. Birmingham – only a twenty-minute train ride – seemed like the perfect getaway during our first week in the UK. Not that the trip started perfectly. On the contrary,…
