Eastending

Last Saturday I went with my Mum to London. We had a great day mooching around the East End and generally soaking up the Olympic atmosphere. Firstly, we visited the Mile End Floating Market, which has loads of beautifully decorated canal boats selling a range of things from hats to books to cakes.

As the sign suggests, the market is open until the 16th August and is a really nice area to stroll through. We also visited the BT London Live Festival in Victoria Park to watch some gymnastics on the big screens.

My favourite part of the day was the Alternative London Tour of the street art around Spitalfields, Shoreditch and Brick Lane. Our tour guide, Doug, showed us some amazing pieces of art, told us about the artists and some of the history of the area. The tour is free and you pay what you like at the end - it's well worth paying good money for.

We finished the day with a curry from one of the many restaurants on Brick lane and buying lots of Masala Tea (which I'm obsessed with)!