Everyday Moments | Birmingham City Walk Part 2

Continuing my research around Birmingham City centre, I wanted to visit as much as I could and document everything I was seeing. First stop was the Library of Birmingham which is such an iconic building to me, and I've got a pretty good view of it from my living room window! I love the design of the building and how even though it's modern and innovative like much of Birmingham now, it's so different and stands out against everything else on the skyline.

I also had a lovely afternoon out at the Birmingham museum and art gallery and learned so much about my new home city, as well as spotting some artwork old and new that really captures the idea of 'Everyday Moments'. The building itself is impressive too, and is another iconic place steeped in history.

When I first moved into the area, the area I was most fond of had to be the canals, and I was so impressed with the amount of canal boats there were! Birmingham is full to the brim with modern culture but traditional aspects like the canals are everywhere too and it was nice to witness them firsthand. It got me thinking about the culture vs different generations in Birmingham and something I'm eager to look further into!

Digbeth is a very interesting part of the city centre. On the face of it, Digbeth is a slightly run-down industrial estate, but if you explore a bit more it's bursting with colour and quirky characters! Street art is everywhere and it seems to be filled with a very hip and young crowd, epitomised by the area around The Custard Factory which is full of organic coffee shops and art galleries. The apartment block that encloses The Custard Factory is very interesting while still in keeping with the industrial vibe of the area and again, it's something I'd be interested to look into further. 

My last stop was Birmingham's markets outside the Bullring. Full of colour and character, it's probably the place that inspired me the most. The vendors were full of character and there was so much on offer it was hard to take everything in! I took note of the kind of people that shopped at the market which was a far cry from the middle class vibe of Colmore Row and their interactions with one another and again it's something I'd love to research further as I feel like traditional markets like these are few and far between nowadays.