finsbury park to fitzrovia

so here are some photos of my new place, located in a really nice neighborhood called Fitzrovia, between Marlyebone (super swank) and Bloomsbury (where my school is), just on the north side of Oxford Street and Soho. Closest tube is Oxford Circus [Central (red) Line] (god help me during the summer madness and the christmas frenzy) or also Goodge Street [Northern (black) Line] on Tottenham Court Road. So yeah, i'm surrounded by high end stores selling fashion and electronics. Great, i have tons of money for that. Right. crap.

as you can see, the whole place is quite small, however it seems cosy. it is essentially a little lean-to shack on the backside of another building and in the interior of a mansion block courtyard - thus surrounded by 4-6 story old brick buildings that are probably much nicer! the cool part of being on the inside is that the outside courtyard area you see is our own. seems my roommate likes plants, and i spotted a little grill as well, so perhaps it is pleasant to sit outside once it warms up!

And so, it is very small, very dark, and so far freezing cold and damp feeling, but i love the neighborhood and am really enjoying being able to hop outside and just walk to anything! I can also grab a number of buses on Oxford street that go straight to my studio if it is too chilly or my heels are too high to walk!
i have already discovered a number of great bars/pubs/underground grottos/restaurants/bagelshops, all within 2 minutes walk, so i feel it is going to be really fun living here. yayyy

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