I met up with three girlfriends and we spent the day wandering around East London. I'm a little embarrassed to admit that after one year in London, I had my first visit to Brick Lane...
After an hour of following a self-guided historical walk through the Whitechapel and Aldgate area, we decided it was lunchtime :) Brick Lane is known for its Sylheti/Bengali food and the choices of restaurants abound. We settled on the Saffron.
I had vegetable korma with naan and rice and oh my...it was fabulous :) I finished every last bit even though I was so incredibly full!
As usual when the four of us girls get together, we were in rare form. I think we provided the waiters with more than their usual entertainment, with our constant chatter and frequent laughter.
Now the day has ended and I'm back at home. Always after days like this, I'm excited by this city. There are so many little places, so much history to explore. Walking down Brick Lane, you see street signs in Sylheti and smell the curry and the deliciously fragrant sweet shops....and thats London. A few minutes walk and you will be back in the business district of the City, full of black business suits and power ties. Go a little bit another direction and you can be at Petticoat Lane Market or Fournier Street (where French Huguenots developed an industry around their silk weaving skills).
Samuel Johnson, an English poet/writer from the 18th century, said that "By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show..." Perhaps its because a little bit of everywhere has come to London.
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