Today we went to Columbia Road Flower Market, a place I'd wanted to visit for a long time. And now I'm wondering why on earth I've not been before as its truly beautiful. As you walk down through the market you come across so many different flowers and plants, practically anything you want. I'm pretty sure even if you wanted the weird and wonderful, they would be able to source it, or at least point you in the right direction. The flowers are simply stunning and we were spoilt for choice.
What on earth is a girl to choose?
I settled for some stunning cream roses, a bargain £7 for 20 long stems
From Columbia Road we strolled through to Brick Lane which was buzzy and bustling. There is so much to see in Brick Lane, its an amazing place. We stopped to chat to street food vendors, looked at stalls selling lovely things and others selling a load of old toot, and soaked up the atmosphere.
The food was fabulous, we stopped at The Boiler House for lunch and had a spectacular choice of foods from all around the world. Sara and I wandered from stall to stall tasting samples of foods as we went. All the stall holders were so friendly and helpful and were keen to tell us all about their cuisines. I chose Jamacian food and had Ackee and Salt Fish which was delicious. Sara chose Chinese and others chose Japanese, Spanish Paella and Cuban. We also picked out some cakes for pud, including a big slice of Red Velvet Cake .... mmmmh yummy!
So we had a lovely lunch and then walked back to Liverpool Street Station, via Spitalfields Market - it would have been rude not to stop and have a look at the beautiful stalls with all the lovely clothes, gifts and goodies.
All in all it was a blissful day, full of flowers, food and fashion. I can't wait to go back ..... who's coming next time?
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