Norwich
Norwich was one of my favorite places we visited on the road-trip. Its small streets, cute houses and relaxed vibe was just right up my street. We started the day (27th July 2015) with an early breakfast around 8:30 and got out the hotel around 10:00. We figured the shops wouldn’t open until then anyway. The hotel was very close to the city center which meant we could leave the car and stroll around instead.
We found a little candy shop where we got a lot of random candy. I just wanted to try a few different bits and bobs. I’m not the biggest candy fan but I do like to try new things (although I ended up disliking most of it haha). Afterwards we strolled around the city. I had been talking about getting a hair cut or dye since being in the states. As we walked around I spotted two hair salons right next to each other and ended up picking “Kinki Boutique“. I gave the hairdresser free reins with the only wish to not have short hair. He dyed my hair red and gave it a needed trim.
We spent about two hours at the salon and afterwards we went to Oxfam to donate some old clothes. As it was now around 2pm we were fairly hungry and decided to find a restaurant. We found this amazing Mexican gem of a restaurant.
Norwich,
United Kingdom
Such a cute candy shop and also… “Sweetie Todds” genius!
“Make sure you look both ways kids” – Matt
Having my hair dyed
Shiny new red hair!
It was so nice with a change!
Matt’s looking for directions to Oxfam
I’d like to eat here one day
Love this street name
Norwich was really cool, lots of cosy cobbled streets with a great ‘town centre’ vibe. Completely unexpected, but very welcome. Especially Mambo Jambo, the Mexican restaurant we ate at. If you weren’t paying attention, or didn’t know where it was already you could easily miss it!
– Matt
MAMBO JAMBO – MEXICAN RESTAURANT
It was pure luck we noticed this restaurant. From the outside it looks so very tiny and doesn’t look inviting at all. The purple color (see above photo) made the entrance look rather tacky. However, once we went up the stairs and entered the actual restaurant the vibe was super cozy, just talking about it makes me want to go back right now! There was so much to choose from from the menu that it was hard to decide on just one thing. I ended up having a delicious chicken and Matt had fajitas. Definitely want to try the fajitas too one day. We didn’t have any dessert since we were too stuffed from the starter and main course, next time… Next time.
Banana milkshake
Some of the best jalepeños poppers I’ve ever had
Matt’s garlic mushrooms
He wanted Fajitas
Really into his fajitas 😀
My “Chicken Orleans” with cheese sauce, bacon + a side of wedges and salad. Oh and of course guacamole!!
Loving the street name!
