Totally London - Soho Street Party by M0B1US
Over this weekend (14/15 June), Soho was turned into a giant open air cafe as the local traders reclaimed the streets with hundreds of tables and chairs to mark the end of Mayor Ken Livingstone's Ł3.8million Totally London campaign to promote London to Londoners after a 15% fall in tourism since Sept 11th.Dean Street, Frith Street and Old Compton Street were closed to traffic from noon to 8pm on both days as staff from 40 restaurants lured the punters.
Roving musicians and entertainers mingled with the crowds and we even spotted Chris Evans and Billie Piper seated amongst the tables...The weather over the weekend was magnificent on both days! I really hope that this will become an annual event, if not just permanently take over the streets each summer...
It was also great to catch up with fellow VTer Chetans and his wife Shilpa!
We even found a reasonable restaurant called Tomato on Frith St with good portion sizes for good prices.
