Brick Lane

I can't remember if I've posted about Brick Lane before or whether I've just talked about it. (And yes I could check back on the main page but I'm posting now and that would be too much work!). So anyway here're some photos. For some background Brick Lane is the main centre of London's Bengali-descended residents. There is literally curry shop after curry shop. Seeing the photos I can smell it and I desperately want curry puffs and naan! Also clothing stores, DVD places etc.

It gets weird though because halfway up Brick Lane changes into an alternative hangout. The last photo shows a market which has a Rough Trade record store, which should give you an idea of its great street cred. It's in this section that the DVD store I go to has its shop - it does lots of world cinema and silent film - and also a set of fantastic second hand clothing stores. They have the most outrageously tasteless checked suit jackets, frilled shirts as worn by the Third Doctor, torn jeans, square cut ties...It's a standing temptation for me to give myself a makeover!!! (Then eat a chicken dansak...)