Mystery Wallet

Back to the Camden Market to replace my bag with something lighter and less bulky.  Handmade right there in the stall ranging £20 - £65

I spy swans :)

Met up with Tom to check out his house off by Baron's Court Station, and quieter area by a lil stroll through the Margravine Cemetery.  

House creepin

Freakin out over a wallet that just appeared on the bathroom floor.

No one knows who the owner is

But they know how to organize

There were many theories on The Wallet.. a drunk robbed another drunk, then walked by the house and tossed it into the second story window of the bathroom...or someone broke in to rob their home, and left his wallet behind... but all we knew for sure was that this Anthony character was a baller with his British Airways elite membership shit and star cards here there blah blah blah. And he liked to keep all of his receipts... and a Ferrero Rocher wrapper.

My last night, we finally went to this place called BE AT ONE (been walking by it everyday!), serving a fantastic happy hour of buy one get one free cocktails. Tina, and I got a banana/chocolate liquor ice cream cocktail... and lemme tell you... it was so delicious and perfect for the hot sweaty day, I wanted to swim in it. Then split a burrito from a little foodchain called Burrito Cafe. It wasn't bad, and kind of  like a Chipotle.  The bigger miracle is how I haven't disintegrated yet from lack of Mexican food...

After all that, said my sad sorrowful goodbye to Tina and went to FOUNDATIONS; launch party, north in Harrow (a grimy suburbia town) for some upcoming DJs with Tom and Mikey, organized and all by Chris Thiele and friends.  It was at this bar called Trinity, and the music was definitely goin off in some ways I haven't before; deep house music with some off beats, and grimy twists and drops. Bass/Garage, etc. Plus a white guy jumpin up spillin smooth lines of Jamaican talk over it all was pretty awesome too. If you wanna take a listen you can check some of it out here below.  Otherwise, the bar was pretty... interesting.  2 vodka energy drinks for 5 GBP..  Walls purple and red on the inside, with some velvet wall cushion spots, disco ball hanging from a cross on the ceiling, giant painting of Gandhi, and pentagram above the dancefloor.

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Darkness.

So, what makes London so great?  The amount that's invested in the city.  The transportation, the maps, the way that it's designed to meet halfway with such various paces of life within it.  Thanks to the friends who hosted me, and showed me around. It was truly a pleasure, and I'm very glad it was my first stop. Couldn't have asked for a more random time, people watching the ancient porn cinema across the street. Yes, I see you same old men going in and out there everyday, as well as the same people going next door to the mosque, alongside the routine police sirens that pass the window.  The hoots and hollers down Shoreditch, and the hustlin bustlin down the Pacific Beach version of England.  CHEERS!

KL

Through the Rabbit Hole & Up the Eye

Very long day yesterday beginning with hitting the vintage markets through Brick Lane.  Walked a good hour and a half to get there, and the streets were way more lively than when I had strolled through before when I had landed on a Monday.  Besides stepping on a thumbtack and getting blood all over my shoes, scored some deals, like £10 for some vintage summer pants with a floral design on dark blue, £12 a custom tank by Martha Minis - who does all her own cut & sew on vintage clothing.  Really enjoyed her things, and if you're into the whole cropped mixymatchy things you should check her out!  (etsy.com/shop/MarthasMinis) Went down further where I found an amazing Bart Simpson jacket £16... just you wait til I wear it, and then to remember not to starve myself, swooped up a turkish vege wrap for £4.

Drooltown

Martha Minis

Craig!

Wish I was small enough to fit these ^

Vege balls, lettuce, green beans, roasted pepper, hummus, chili sauce, and cous cous 

Now, if you know me, you know that I spend my bored moments tying things into my hair.  Well, ran into a stall with all sorts of lil trinket bracelets and feather jewelry on the way out- got sucked right in.  These aren't like those cheap neon tripped out feather people were getting glued into their hair last year, but more carefully decorated and made into a headwrap or hairwrap, whichever way you may want to wear it.  Removeable and reattachable on your own (plus washable without damage unless you have one with dyed feathers), I had to get one... or two :)  The designer is Vera Black, and you can reach her at VERABLACK.COM, or facebook.com/VERABLACKMUSICPAGE.  

Tina and I sought to jump onto the Tube to meet Tom at Waterloo Station.  So stoked to finally sit down, til of course of all days, it was malfunctioning and everyone had to get off. The next station closest (Tower Hill) was all closed too!  We walked another hour and a half past Southwark to Waterloo.  Finally caught Tom by 5pm (supposed to meet at 330) and went off to find The 'Banksy' Tunnel on Leake Street.  We weren't too far off, and it was a very cool lil stroll.  The graffiti is legal there, and everyone must clean up their cans and such.  Tom & I sat and drank a bit takin all of it in.  Still should probably wash my flannel though...

Pass the rocket fuel

Biker gang who almost ran me over

I wish we had paint, but Tom was in the negatives, and I had to save my bones regardless (at this point, I have £80 to last me the next 3 days).  But oh well.  After we finished loungin around the tunnel, we roamed over the bridges and back, hunting for ice cream, watching con artists hustle the streets with gambling and games.  There was also a lil free festival thing, Udderbelly, happening too just down the way with a beer garden, music, and grub.  Hung out there, and then decided to hit the London Eye.  Tom's never been, and well, here I am, a tourist- the perfect excuse to burn £19.20 to get all high up in the sky over London.  It was actually... pretty fast, only waited in line for about 15 minutes, but it took 20 minutes to go all the way around. That's like £1 a minute! The view was pretty wicked though, but I def thought it was ferris wheel status, and was a lil bummed to be stuck in a giant bubble.

If happiness had an ice cream this is what it would look like

I am the ultimate People Creeper

London Eye

Cyclops

Oh yeah, Big Ben

Damnit Tom

Hi again

Finally, it was about mmm 9pm? Not too sure what we wanted to have for dinner, we just walked around til something called out our name, and that ended up being Indian Food at this place called Bangalore.  The prices were standard, Tom got lamb & spinach curry (not including rice) for about £10, and I got red bean curry (with rice)for £7.50.  For a starter, golden fried prawn with chili jam sounded amazing and that was £6.50.

It was delicious- warm & spicy. My plate was a "small plate", while Tom's was more main course size but it was all still filling.  The atmosphere was mellow too, but def busy being right next to the Underground Station.  Served at a standard pace, there were tables for 2-10 people, and even seats above ours once you climb up a ladder- but you have to reserve for those... We snagged one of the booths under the top ones, where Tom played knock knock on the ceiling from time to time through dinner.

scuse me while I snap a picture of our food

because it's beautiful

Total spent today: £70 ayeeee

KL