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We headed for lunch at Miki's Paradise this afternoon, an adorable cafe on Holloway Road that's famous for it's freakshakes.

We shared the Nutella Freakshake which was topped with a peanut butter blondie, pretzels, ice cream, Kinder Bueno and Ferrero Rocher.

Tom had a halloumi crepe with cream cheese and black olives.

We wandered across the road to have a look in Blue17 Vintage afterwards.

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There was a giant topiary cat at the entrance to Whittington Park.

We then decided to pop into Piebury Corner to pick up some pies for dinner. There specials were all inspired by footballers in the World Cup.

I tried the Goats Cheese & Sweet Potato pie with vegan gravy while Tom had the Potato, Cheese Onion and Garlic pie.

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We also popped into Cookies & Scream to pick up some vegan cakes and scream eggs.

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We then drove up to Neasden to visit the Shri Swaminarayan Temple.

It's the largest Hindu temple outside of India and so ornate with gorgeous wood and marble carvings everywhere.

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There was a giant supermarket and restaurant over the street serving vegetarian dishes from across India. We treated ourselves to a box of gorgeous looking sweets covered in gold and silver leaf.

Afterwards we drove down to Merton Abbey Mills, an ex-riverside mill filled with cool little shops and restaurants.

Tom had been excited to try Rock Star Sushi Bar and we were lucky enough to get a booking because there are only a handful of tables and it's only open on the weekend.

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We sat outside in the sunshine and ordered a small bottle of sparkling Sake which was really sweet and delicious.

We started by ordering the Smoked Salmon Uramaki which is the only sushi dish to have won a Good Food Award.

It was topped with passionfruit sauce, sesame seeds and edible flowers which looked gorgeous.

Next we ordered the Sweet Potato, Shiitake & Truffle Uramaki topped with torched miso and nuts, and the Kampachi Rock & Roll, a fish that's only served in two UK restaurants because you need a special certificate.

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The sushi came served with fresh wasabi, which is really rare because it's so expensive and you could grate it fresh at the table.