Street Life; London's neighbourhoods and Markets

For this market assignment I ended up visiting three of the markets. I was able to go to Borough Market, Camden, and Portobello Market.

Each of the markets had different things that I really liked. Portobello market is definitely my favorite market that I have been too. I love all the little shops that have antiques and all the jewelry that everyone was selling. It was such a cute market and reminded me of Star Hollows from Gilmore Girls! When I went to the market it was on a Friday after an advertising trip. Being that it was a Friday it wasn’t too busy. There were still a lot of people there though. I would have gone through a lot of money at Portobello market if I would have had a lot with me. I did however have a nutella and strawberry crepe, and it was so good. The whole time through the market I could smell all the crepe stands and debated on getting one every one I passed. Eventually I bought a crepe and it was delicious.

As for Camden Market, I love the atmosphere that it is in. I love the young, rocker, hippy vibe that it has. I have been to Camden several times and every time I go I discover something else that I never noticed before. Camden is great place to try new foods, and there is always so much to choose from. There are plenty of shops to walk in and out of and you don’t have to worry about buying something right away, most likely you will see it in another shop around the market. Wondering around Camden Market really makes me want to get a tattoo while I am here! I love how much culture and diversity there is all around Camden Market.

Borough Market was the third market I went to. It wasn’t bad but it wasn’t my favorite and it probably isn’t a market I would go back to a bunch of times. However I did love that there were so many stands throughout the market where you could sample things. You could easily make a day out of it and just sample everything and consider it a lunch. There is so much! I did have a really good lemon chicken sandwich for lunch while at the market and it was excellent. One of the things that bothered me about the market was all of the fish stands. I hate fish and the smell of it so it was not appetizing at all. Also the smell of all the cheese stands and the huge wheels of cheese didn’t smell good. I did have a really good time while I was at borough market though. It was a beautiful day in London, the sun was shining and the weather was warm. It was nice to be able to spend a day walking around a market and not be freezing the whole time.