別名バングラタウンと呼ばれ、南はバングラデシュ料理のレストランが軒を連ねるカレー通り、北はヒップなバーやレストラン、カフェ、ブティック、ギャラリーなどが集まる、Brick Lane（ブリック・レーン）。観光客も多く、すっかり東ロンドンの観光名所となっているが、その中ほどにあるCheshire Streetを東に入ると、インテリアや洒落た日用品、ジュエリー、ヴィンテージのブティックなど、センスのいい独立系のショップが並んでいる。平日は人影もまばらなこの通り、週末ともなると、他では手に入らないオリジナル品、ユニークなものを求める人たちでごった返す。
Brick Lane has established its name as a major tourist destination in East London. Known as Banglatown, the south half of the street is occupied by Bangladesh curry restaurants, and the north half with hip bars, restaurants, cafés, shops and galleries attract trendy young people. A little street off the midst of Brick Lane to the East, Cheshire Street is home to independent shops selling interior & home products, jewelry, vintage clothing, and other bric-a-brac. This quiet street bustles on weekend with people looking for something original and unique that is hard to find anywhere else.
既にクリスマス商戦も始まっている今日この頃、Cheshire Streetにあるお店が参加して、12月2日と9日の木曜日の2日間、午後6時から9時まで「Late Night Christmas Shopping Evenings」を行うそう。飲み物も提供されるみたいなので、時間があれば是非。参加するお店は↓の通り。
Many stores have already decorated for Christmas in London, and a group of Cheshire street stores also organizes an annual late night Christmas shopping evenings on two Thursdays on December 2nd and 9th, from 6pm to 9pm. Drink will be served. It would be a great opportunity if you are looking for special Christmas gift. Participated stores are as follows ↓
- A-Non: T-shirts, knitwear and all things retro
- Beyond Retro: Vintage clothing
- Comfort Station: Designer jewellery & unusual items
- Dragana Perisic: Womenswear, jewellery and handags
- Ella Doran: Gifts and accessories for the home
- Handmade Interiors: Natural & contemporary home products
- Louis de Gama: Designer womenswear
- Labour and Wait: Traditional products for the home
- Mar Mar Co.: Everyware for everyday
- MIMI: Handmade leather bags & accessories
- My Robot Friends: Robots, tin toys and strangeness
- Shelf: Noted gifts & fineries
- The Shop: Vintage clothing & accessories
その中の一軒、レトロでセンスのいい日用品を扱い、メディアにもよく登場するお店・「Labour and Wait」は、元の店から徒歩5分程のRedchurch Street（Allpress, Albion Café, Franzé & Evansと同じ通り）に、一回り大きな店をオープンさせた 。
One of the shops on Cheshire street, “Labour and Wait” opened a new bigger shop on Redchurch Street (same street of Allpress, Albion Café, Franzé & Evans), about 5 minutes walk from the original location.
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