Brick Lane, London
Jun 2, 2010 5:59:11 GMT
Post by tillystar on Jun 2, 2010 5:59:11 GMT
Brick Lane is in the East End of London and has famously been a settling place for different immigrant groups since the 17th century. Starting with Huguenots, Ashkenzi Jews and in the last 50 yrs or so Bangladeshis. The Brick Lane mosque has previously been a synagogue and a church.
The area is famous for its all night Bagel shops. Before there as all night everything as there is now it was a treat to drive over late at night for warm bagels. When everything was closed on Sundays it was also the place to go as the shops and market would be the only places in London open. It's now also famous for its curry shops and more recently at the north end it has bcome a very trendy area for art and fashion students - lots of bars and fashion shops.
It is a busy area and most weekends there is something going on - this weekend it was the annual curry festival where all the curry houses hand out free samples and ask people to vote for their favorite. There was also free Cobra beer and dancing ;D
The area is famous for its all night Bagel shops. Before there as all night everything as there is now it was a treat to drive over late at night for warm bagels. When everything was closed on Sundays it was also the place to go as the shops and market would be the only places in London open. It's now also famous for its curry shops and more recently at the north end it has bcome a very trendy area for art and fashion students - lots of bars and fashion shops.
It is a busy area and most weekends there is something going on - this weekend it was the annual curry festival where all the curry houses hand out free samples and ask people to vote for their favorite. There was also free Cobra beer and dancing ;D
