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Hotel Chocolat Chocolate Spa Model at Salon du Chocolat London

Hotel Chocolat chocolate spa model at Salon du Chocolat London was the most magnificent moment during the event. Let me explain very simply. Hotel Chocolat is a boutique chocolate maker and they have a wide range of product related with cacao. However, Hotel Chocolat did not stop the cacao with the chocolates, they also offer chocolate spa treatment. And as a part of this treatment, chocolate spa bathtub is part of it. 
Basically, you gently get inside the bathtub that is filled up with hot chocolate and enjoy the treatment. The chocolate inside the bathtub was really hot, but I have no idea whether you can drink it or not.
Here is the photos and the video from the Hotel Chocolat chocolate spa model at Salon du Chocolat London.
And the model was not naked!

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Cars

Four Lamborghini Aventadors from London

Lamborghini Aventador, it is one of the very rare cars on market nowadays.  Many people grab their mobile phone to a single photo of the Aventador, even if they spotted it only for one second. However, I was a bit lucky yesterday. I saw four Lamborghini Aventadors at HR Owen London dealer. And they were not planning to anywhere, so I had the freedom to take some photos.

These Aventadors are powered by a 6.5-lt engine with 700 HP, 690 Nm of torque. And less than three seconds are enough to reach 100 km/h! Top speed is limited with your life expectation :)

And again thanks to HR Owen dealers for their hospitality. I promise, I will buy a car from HR Owen one day.

And I used olloclip wide angle lens for these photos.

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Aston Martin V12 Zagato from London

Aston Martin V12 Zagato is the product of 50 years in collaboration with the +Aston Martin  and Zagato. V12 Zagato is a very unique Aston Martin, I know most of the Aston Martins are unique but Zagatos are really rare. Hopefully, I had chance to spot one at Mayfair, London. 
Aston Martin V12 Zagato is based on Aston Martin V12 Vantange, a tiny Aston Martin with a V12 engine. Zagato is hand crafted at Aston Martin factory at Gaydon delivers a very distinctive look. Especially the Zagato’s interpretation of the existing Aston Martin designed vanished the photocopy look of the Aston Martin V12 Vantange.
The uniqueness of the Aston Martin V12 Zagato is the 2000 man-hours of craftsmanship, exquisite detailing. Despite these existing notes from the Zagato, I still don’t get the point of offering manual gearbox!
Anyway, Aston Martin V12 Zagato is powered by a 6-lt V12 engine with 510 HP and 570 Nm of torque. Engine is coupled with a six-speed manual gearbox and only needs 4.2 seconds to  reach 100 km/h with the top speed of 305 km/h.

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Mercedes 450SEL 6.9 | Classic Car Club London

Mercedes 450SEL 6.9 in London. A few weeks ago I spotted 450SEL 6.9 at Classic Car Club London in Old Street, London. It was a coincident to find this place at Old Street, while I was walking I spotted the GMC left hand drive van and entered the place. And it turned out to be a membership based classic car club and they have a very wide range of vehicles. For today, I will talk about the Mercedes 450SEL 6.9!
450SEL 6.9 is the S-Class from end 1970s and beginning 1980s. The car on the photos is a US version with extended bumpers and orange side lamps. 450SEL 6.9 is a true classic from Mercedes, actually a classic from Mercedes is quite rare but they managed to do :) 
The uniqueness is emerged from its 6.9-lt engine with 286 HP and 549 Nm of torque with 4-speed automatic gearbox and limited rear differential. For today world, these numbers are not something unusual but I am talking about end of 197os! At those years Dallas was the legendary TV-Series and mobile phones are beyond science fiction. So, Mercedes created a car that was beyond its era.
So, if you wish drive this car you need to become a member of the Classic Car Club London. Or try to buy one, which technically impossible, because it is very rare. And people who own them does not wish to sell them!

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Audi RS5 Cabriolet from Audi London

Audi RS5 convertible or cabriolet, whichever you call it. I saw Audi RS5 at Audi’s techno showroom in London. You might be saying that, RS5 is at the end of its product life cycle, nothing looks really special and I would agree on that if this post was for A5.
However, this is RS5 and this means one thing, it has a lunatic engine! It is one of the most powerful convertible cars on market with Audi precision interior with the same stiffness at each button and seamless gap between the parts. And also, the interior of the Audi RS5 does not look that out-dated like its interior.
The main thing I liked with the Audi RS5 is the combination of the performance embedded with the invisibility. Unlike BMW M3 or Mercedes C63 AMG, no one will realise the RS5 and you won’t be noticed on everywhere. And I can imagine that, the steering wheel is not well connected like BMW and has the tendency to understeer but still a very good car.
Audi RS5 cabriolet is powered by a 4.2-lt V8 FSI engine with 450 HP and 430 Nm of torque. RS5 only needs 4.9 seconds to 100 km/h and limited to 250 km/h top speed.

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Photos of Rolls-Royce Wraith from London

Rolls-Royce Wraith is at HR Owen Mayfair, London. Yesterday, I was very lucky to see the brand new coupe of Rolls-Royce, Wraith. Wraith means ghost in Scottish. Wraith is the coupe version of Rolls-Royce Ghost. It is based on BMW 7-Series but that’s all. Wraith has four air suspension with selectable levels, GPS assisted 8-speed automatic gearbox for best gear selection, offers all the BMW’s pre-safety and active safety systems. Front of Wraith offers four different climate zone! And touchpad for controlling the menus and navigation, way better than the iDrive.

Rolls-Royce Wraith is powered by a 6.6-lt V12 engine with 624 HP and 800 Nm of torque. And only needs 4.6 seconds to reach 100 km/h with a superb comfort!

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Leica Mini M X Vario

Leica Mini M X Vario is the latest digital camera from the Leica. Mini M X Vario offers the world’s first APS-C CMOS sensor with on-board zoom lens. APS-C CMOS sensors are relatively larger than the traditional pocket camera sensor and offer better quality pictures. Leica Mini M X Vario offers 16.5-megapixel picture quality but megapixel does not mean everything. The size of the sensor and the quality of the lens are the main determinant to improve the quality of the pictures, otherwise increasing the megapixel without improving the hardware will not provide you any good quality. That’s why Leica is one of the class leaders to combine large size sensors with high quality lenses. 

Mini M X Vario offer 1080p Full HD video recording and sharing them on social media networks without the necessity of transferring into another gadget. The ISO range of the Leica Mini M starts from 100 up to 12500. Higher ISO level enables to take photos with low light conditions but try to increase shutter speed instead of that! 

And also, you have the full manual controls on Leica Mini M X Vario to control shutter speed and aperture level. The TFT LCD screen offers outstanding 920,000 pixel in 3”-inch! Lastly, you have the chance to take RAW pictures with the Leica, that’s a really big advantage in a small camera.

The price of Leica Mini M X Vario starts from £2150! And if you have chance, you can have a try at Mayfair, London store of Leica. Or visit the factory at Solms, Germany. You need to take a train from Gießen to Solms. If you miss the Solms station, you will see the factor on railway route.

 
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Bugatti Veyron W16 Engine and Gearbox at HR Owen London

Bugatti Veyron W16 engine and gearbox. The world’s most powerful internal combustion, mass production engine. W16 generates enough energy to heat up 100 homes! This monster consumes so much fuel, at full throttle the whole tank finishes less than 20 minutes. The torque levels are enough to change the orbit of a small planet. And the engine has to be open, because it generates nearly 1000 degree of heat.

And here is the state-of-art of the Bugatti Veyron’s W16 engine at HR Owen London. If you are planning to buy a Bugatti Veyron, you can start by buying this engine :)

You can see the turbos, front differential, 7-speed DSG gearbox, starter engine and other parts of the W16.

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paul.a.young Fine Chocolates from Walpole British Luxury Press Day


paul.a.young fine chocolates, if you haven’t heard this brand you are really missing an amazing experience of chocolate. Hopefully I explored paul.a.young during the Walpole British Luxury Press day. And I assume it was the best experience I had during the event, thanks to chocolates.
paul.a.young is a chocolate brand, I know this does not sound that interesting. There are many different chocolate brands all around us. So what is the different? Why you should try paul.a.young instead of other brands. All the chocolate collection is hand made, there are some other chocolate brand are doing the same! However, none of them made the chocolate on each store! I know this sounds outstanding but it is real! paul.a.young choclates are made on the store, thus they are offered the freshest chocolates you can ever buy on market. And also organic, there are no any non-organic ingredients, you experience the real chocolate!
I have tried couple of their chocolates and they were amazing! I cannot describe my experience, you have to taste it.

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Fashion

Rachel Galley Jewellery at Walpole Luxury Press Day


Rachel Galley Jewellery at Walpole. Yesterday, I have attended the prestigious Walpole British Luxury Press Day. It was my first in this event and also first time at Somerset House in London. It was an amazing event with many exquisite brands. And one of these brands was Rachel Galley.
Rachel Galley is a contemporary jewellery designer, who started her own brand few years ago and managed to succeed important milestone in few years time. Actually, we always read the success stories of the huge brands. However, huge brands have a lot of money and connection and that’s normal to see when they achieve a success. It would be unusual to see if they fail. On the other hand, achieving goals for a new designer brand is a real success.
Rachel achieved this by unique and exquisite jewellery collection. I am not a jewellery expert but what I see from her designs, there is a serious amount of craftsmanship on her jewellery and designs, attention to detail what caught my interest. Attention to detail became more important as the iPhone introduced very strict tolerance and Audi’s unbelievable zero tolerance policy even for their entry-level cars. As a result of these extensive exposures for attention to details, I have noticed Rachel’s commitment very clearly from her work.
Rachel uses silver and gold for her collection and each piece is handmade, not mass production! That’s a big plus for the brand.
Anyway, have a look at her collection and check Rachel’s website for the other designs.