A day off...! No, really!

I guess the title of this post gives it away, but I ACTUALLY had a day off! and it was awesome! the best bit was the lack of an itinerary so everything just kind of happened, and it worked beautifully!

Soho, Victoria Park, back to Columbia Rd. Hackney and Spitalfields on Sunday AWESOME!

Went to the very dreaded Berwick St. and it felt amazing not to turn the corner feeling sick at the anticipation the large sum of money that would be spent when reaching the other end. Let me explain that a bit better... Berwick St. is full of fabric shops, such as the famous Cloth House. Last year there were many very important trips down this street to purchase fabrics for my final collection. The pressure is inexplicable and the prices don't help either... It was a relief to be able to walk down it and not even enter a fabric shop, just concentrate on taking pictures!

(btw, this picture is just on the end of Berwick St. don't think that the fabric shops are hidden amongst the private dance parlours)

Ok, so I didn't completely avoid the fabric shops... This is the window display at the Cloth House and I couldn't help taking a picture. The rusty keys looked so good against the bright coloured fabric, I reckon they would make quite a good statement necklace too!

Models wanted - 3rd floor

Skylines and Outlines

'It comes alive on Sundays' - Quote overheard from a passer by on Columbia Rd.

Nice East London Houses

With a Spring in my Step

Close, Closer Closest

Spitalfields Market - Sunday

We saw these -I'm going to assume- drama students doing some sort of dance ritual in the middle of Hoxton Square. Im not going to pretend to understand what was going on but it trully was entertaining to watch all the same!

Same day different place - Brick Lane

Having narrowly escaped the masses of Columbia Rd. flower market we headed to Brick Lane guided only by our instinct, which is the best way of finding new places, if you have time on your hands that is...

Picture taken on the way to Brick Lane

One of the stall down one of the side streets of the main Lane, I think it's usually a Car Park on weekdays. Here are some of the indescribably random items available to purchase, I think the key is to come with an open mind

I thought these girls looked really cool, there are so many people with their own stand! I'm not quite sure how it works but I am definitely going to investigate. A Brick Lane stall on a Sunday is on the agenda! Earn a tenner? that's 3 free pints in the evening!

These people were doing Capoeira which is a Brazilian dance that incorporates martial art, it really is amazing to watch. It did however make me question my own flexibility

I love all the colours and business of this picture, if vintage is what you are looking for then you truly are spoilt for choice. I reckon the secret is to just get one or two good finds rather that going overboard and risking looking like you really are 'down and out'

Solo Motorcycles

Spolit for chice!

My first ever self-indulgent picture... of my shoes!

Old Vs. New

Sunday + Columbia Road + Nice Weather = TOO MANY PEOPLE!!!

Having worked on Saturday night I thought a nice lie in was in order so agreeing not to meet my friend Zoe until midday seemed like an acceptable idea , meaning we got to Columbia Rd. flower Market at about 12.30 and... OH MY DAYS was it packed! It felt like a waste of appreciation of beauty walking behind the stalls rather that down the middle, but I honestly think we would still be there now had we braved the crowd.

I did manage to get a few pictures of the experience and left with the promise of going back, much earlier next time.....

You can already see from here how many people there were but the stalls are truly incredible and I'm not going to curse all the other visitor because I guess everyone deserves to enjoy all these amazing colours

Walking round the back of the stalls wasn't all too bad as it meant we got to see all the quirky shops along the street

I really like this picture, maybe because for some immediate judgemental reason I wouldn't expect this guy to be carrying such an stunning bunch of flowers, they do suit him though!

People people everywhere and not a place to stand

As always street musicians really set the vibe and I think they are just as important as the colours, the stalls as the masses people present on the day

I was looking for a plant for my room on this particular day but alas, these pictures will have to satisfy my botanical needs for the time being

Also in one of the side shop windows we spotted this fun lady made up of, well, everything! You should check her out!

Course I've been to London....

Ok, so London is a cool place to go, people from all around the world come here in hope to see the queen and depart with a posh English accent, I mean the possibilities are endless you could spend the day seeing Big Ben and the houses of parliament, walk around Trafalgar square, do spot of shopping and lunch at Harrods maybe? Covent Garden is also unmissable, especially at the weekend. Tick, tick ,tick, all boxes ticked but what then? Now I am no self proclaimed Londoner (or photographer for that matter) but that's what I love about it, it's all new!

So please find attached a few different places to head to on your weekend off....

The first place I'm going to talk about and show pictures of is Broadway Market, it was immense fun and I'm pretty sure the AMAZING weather contributed to it all! Broadway market generally sells wholesome organically grown good food and you really are spoilt for choice at lunch time. Live music and street acts really help to get the vibe of the place going and with London Fields just at the top of the street you are spoilt for choices of where to enjoy the sun from! Here are some pics from my day out!

Saturday - Broadway market

Bikes just always look cool in pictures

This guy was awesome.... the Broadway King in my opinion! oh the sounds..!

And of course people spotting is always inevitable somewhere where everyone looks amazing

No I didn't!

Saw this guy a couple of times over the weekend, playing the double bass, and he was loving it!

A 5minute walk from Broadway market is Hackney farm, which doesn't sound very promising but it really is a nice change from, well, everything else (they do good ice cream in the cafe too!)

Little bunny?

Sunday lunch

Hi and Bye

Firstly Hi and Welcome!

This is my first post and I wasn't about to miss the opportunity of actually writing something for the first time in months of talking about blogging and thinking about it without any actual clear outcome...!

Secondly, have a HARD day's night at work(s) tomorrow so this is simply a short and sweet beginning of something... BYE

Featuring: Left - HI, Right - BYE