more photos - Exploring London day 1 at generator hostel

Here are some snaps from our first evening in London

London is surprisingly sunny and warm! This photo was taken at 6pm
The sun drops at 8pm, and 11pm feels like late evening. Can anyone say SUNNY.


in front of russell square station!


lesbian and gay bookshop on the street. love it


walking to the hostel


3.50 pounds for a cafe full english breakfast?!?!?!? Impressed

All my fears about starving in london have evaporated. Good food is cheap (eden is over the moon) and plentiful, from curry to hommus restaurants to australian pubs (we haven't gone in but chris reckons they sell kangaroo) 1.5 pounds for breakfast! 35 pence for our massive bottles of water cos london water is salty and recycled from the River Thames (ZE RIVER TAMES)


Indian food - the quality mainstay of london cuisine

Had indian for our first dinner in london @ a tiny shop called motijheel
had a vego curry degustation platter for 8.95 pounds
Assorted curries with basmati, crispy vegetable fritter and naan bread... delish!




Love the british accent. I was out trying to buy a phone sim the other night, instead got propositioned for dinner by the curry store owner. London guys don't ask you if you're free, they just tell you, 'I'm takin yur out fur dinner', and the accent is so dreamy it doesn't even matter who it is that's asking what, all you need to do is nod and shout 'okay!'. It'd be so easy to mug ppl if you were pommie..... ''And over yur cash!' ..... 'okay!'


Hobo sitting in front of russell square
Hobos in london don't huddle quietly with their cardboard signs, they have dogs instead and definitely aren't quiet or shy - one came straight up to us and goes 'give some money to my dog! woof woof! woof!' londoners are barking mad


BERRIES ARE SO CHEAP HERE. Box of berries for 1 pound - snapped up 2x raspberries and 1x blueberries for 3 pounds. Six australian dollars. Oh my god.