Friday, 29 July 2011

My Fair London – Soho and Chinatown

I’m sure every city has a slightly risqué/seedy area that’s quite fun to visit but probably wouldn’t be a riot to live in? Well Soho and Chinatown fits this category for London. Jordan used to work in Soho (no, not at Prowler) so on Sunday morning I requested a guided tour of the area - probably not the best destination for a Sunday morning but I wanted to beat the weekend shopping crowds. It took some convincing for him to want to go there as it’s a little grungy (tip: don’t wear nice shoes after a Saturday night) and smelly but I am fascinated by it. The mixture of swanky office buildings with sex shops, upmarket restaurants and 19th century buildings creates a really fun and vibrant area.  And then just when you think it can’t get any weirder, you find yourself slap bang right in the middle of Chinatown!

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14 comments:

  1. colleen29 July 2011 at 19:35

    awesome pictures!

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  2. homestilo29 July 2011 at 22:52

    Thanks for the tour- some of these buildings are amazing.

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  3. Anna29 July 2011 at 22:56

    Awww, I used to live just a moments walk from all of that, across at Charring Cross road. Great memories, miss London like crazy sometimes.
    AnnaX

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  4. Kelly30 July 2011 at 00:02

    I'm not whistfully dreaming of my days in London. Best city in the world!

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  5. Kelly30 July 2011 at 00:03

    Meant to say I AM draming of my days in London. oops.

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  6. Jacqueline30 July 2011 at 00:39

    Ahh! I love London so much. These are some really great pictures!

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  7. Aubrey {All Things Bright and Beautiful}30 July 2011 at 02:59

    Okay, now that is just awesome. I am completely enamored with the whole thing...even the random placement of Chinatown! Gotta love places with real character (c: You are only fueling my obsession with traveling to London (c:

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  8. B. in the Know30 July 2011 at 03:56

    Such a fun view of the city that I had never seen before!
    Much love,
    B

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  9. Emily30 July 2011 at 05:14

    I like the look of that vintage magazie shop! Lovely photos :-)

    Emily
    http://emilysummers-designer.blogspot.com/

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  10. Christianna30 July 2011 at 11:17

    I really liked this area when I visited there! And hey I actually ate at The Crispy Duck! I have a picture in front of it!

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  11. Anonymous31 July 2011 at 07:44

    please photograph London every day and share with us! ;-)

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  12. Jillian1 August 2011 at 08:49

    These pics make me want to go! I had no idea they were showing Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in London too. I've been wanting to see it for quite some time. I love that shoe...way better than the display we have in NY.

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  13. Carrie @ Hazardous Design1 August 2011 at 08:53

    Looks like such an interesting area. I like your adventurous spirit :)

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  14. mapleandvine1 August 2011 at 11:40

    great photos. its funny how calm it is during the day and how rowdy a place like that can get at night time

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