located near the bus station, the place was filled with independent shops...yummy-looking humpit hummus, falafel and pitta cafe, west yorkshire camera which supplies a wide range of old film cameras and polaroids, and a few vintage clothing shops. this place also hosts several small events and market every once in a while. 

talk vintage shop, blue rinse vintage just outside the corn exchange has become my favourite in town because it was the place i found the heart-shape sunglasses i have been searching for for ages! there are also vintage kilo sale every month or so, hosted by judy vintage fair and blue rinse vintage and often to be found inside holy trinity church next to trinity shopping centre.

oh, there are solo many shopping centres and arcades here, and one of the most beautiful ones (and very high-class) is the victoria quarter.

this is the place where all the high end stores an be found—louise vitton, mulberry, ted baker, vivien westwood and such...obviously not a place for me to shop, but a nice walk through all the beautiful architecture though.

as for food, i have no comment on that. it's much cheaper to self-cater and that's what i have been doing, living on morrisons (cheapest, but not as good in terms of quality of course. though some organic products and free range eggs from here have saved me some quids), sainsbury (has about everything you'll need, including organic fruits and veg) and waitrose (free cuppa or coffee for member (it's free to be one though) amazing bread from the bakery section, i love their sourdough bread, the most expensive place to shop but look out for offers, some products can be cheaper than other supermarkets!)

i, however, could have a say about night life in leeds, which is everywhere and everything. as a student city, you can walk down every street and will find a bar(s) or a pub(s). i'm not a big fan of clubs and have only been to one, space, one of the most popular in town i suppose, and i hated it. the entry was expensive, music was shit and the place was quite dirty. i prefer the revolution a lot more. it's free, the place looks a lot better and it was a perfect mixture between night club and bar. it has a bit of both, for people who prefer to just have a drink and chill out or for those who want to sway their hips. and the music was far better than space.

nevertheless, my kind of night outs are still pubs and bars. one of my friends took me to this amazing pub called the hop where her flatmate plays open mic night every wednesday. great beer, fantastic atmosphere and live music, what can i ask more from that? if you look for something a bit more different, try wharf chambers. this place is not a bar but a kind of cultural, artistic venues which has a bar in it. you have to be a membership to enter the bar (a quid for year is really nothing) very indie place to be indeed.

that's it for my first three weeks i guess. will keep this blog (or you, if anybody is reading this at all) posted on things in leeds, my travel, and art student life as soon as i have more to share.

farewell for now...my butternut soup is simmering in the pot :)