If you haven't been to India; then a visit to Green Street in East London, is literally the next best thing to actually going to India.
I can vividly remember the first time that i went to Green Street and can recall that it felt like going to a whole new country, not even a country... ...a galaxy, it felt like visiting a whole new planet, it was completely different, it was colourful & lively, the aroma of spiced up Indian Street Food filled the air, in the summer months you could even buy Alphonso & Kesar mangos and almost everyone was speaking Gujarati or Hindi, it felt so uplifting.
I relished drinking freshly cut Green Coconut Water, freshly pressed Sugar Cane Juice, eating Pav Bhaji at Vijay's ChaWalla on this street, also I still remember the taste of Sweetcorn seasoned with Lemon, Salt & Cheese.
Some books that you may perhaps like:
* Lonely Planet India (Travel Guide): amzn.to/3qan0Qt
* Modern Migrations: Gujarati Indian Networks in New York and London: amzn.to/3ELGa3i
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I remember visiting Indian hardware shops (with all it's shiny stainless steel wares), the beautiful & colourful saree shops,
I can say London is a wonderful & beautiful city, with such lovely people & places.
If you're wondering what other "little India" looks like then you may like to check out our playlist titled:
* "Walking on Little India Streets in London & the U.K.: ua-cam.com/play/PLFL3uu1e9z_crcdcov0GaYNeg_E5jaGyF.html
* A walk on this same street recorded back in 2013: ua-cam.com/video/e6rgxrSLLRU/v-deo.html
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00:00 Start of Green Street Walk (at juncton of Woodstock Road)
02:32 Fresh Sugar Cane Juice and Sweetcorn Seller (outside Bharat Food Store)
06:19 Alphonso & Kesar Mango vendor (outside Bharat Food Store)
07:18 Indian Mango seller (outside Soni Cash & Carry)
08:39 The Mall Venus Mango vendor
09:30 Indian Mango seller (outside Variety Store)
11:40 Dabeli & Vada Pav at RD Dabeli (Indian Street Food shop)
13:02 Green Street Walk continues
The postcode for Green Street is: Carlton Terrace, London E7 8LH