Brick Lane

Yesterday was a beautiful day in the city so Bianca and I set out on an adventure. We headed to East London, where we heard there were some amazing vintage and thrift shops. Brick Lane, to be exact, and the place was INCREDIBLE.

The street art was everywhere, and so beautiful. I even found a portrait of myself!

This was inside the coolest little coffee shop. The ceiling was black board and people had signed it. In the picture on the right, right above where I was sitting, someone had written "ROSE 2014". 

So basically I signed it...

 Inside one of the vintage stores off of Brick Lane. The first floor was typical antiques and general stuff, but the basement was piles and piles of books.

 This is in the basement of a coffee shop that I was forced to buy this iced tea in because I had to pee that bad... The lady was rude but the decor was cool!

 Walking to Boxpark - a collection of pop-up restaurants and shops in one cool little package.

 

After a long day of vintage hunting, we sat on the rooftop of Boxpark and enjoyed a cider :)

P.S.

Last night Niall Horan of One Direction had a 21st birthday party with family and friends before returning to their tour in the U.S. We knew about the party, and knew he was flying friends in from Ireland. My roommates saw his brother, Greg, his wife, Denise and their son, Theo out in London yesterday- when they weren't even looking for them! We also knew that the party was supposed to be in East London, but we didn't know any exact locations. While stalking social media hardcore last night, I discovered that his party was across the street from where Bianca and I had our ciders. We were actually looking at the building that Niall and his friends and family were in like 2 hours later.

We keep getting closer and closer to them! Every little bit just means the next step is to actually meet at least one member while we're here!! (Hopefully Harry)