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Day 5 - Camden Markets

21/7/2012

2 Comments

 
As a Sydney sider, when someone says they're going to Camden Markets, I think of a quiet semi rural town with rolling hills in the distance and maybe a growers' market. The Camden Markets in London are massive. There are literally thousands and thousands of people everywhere. The variety of the markets is breathtaking if not overwhelming. It's a typically congested little London suburb criss crossed by raised railway lines (and hidden underground ones) and the shops and houses are shoulder to shoulder Victorian terraces - or so an Aussie would describe them as such. The architecture in inner London is like a whole lot of small public schools. Narrow buildings with tall pitched roofs and built with thousands of dirty brown bricks.

At the many markets, you're in the population density of an Indian city and yet there is a calm and a light heartedness with everyone that drifts by you. They're actually in slow motion - really - there are way to many people in every direction so they all just shuffle along politely and side step each other very politely.

To add to the mix there's a bloody canal with cute little barges, ducks and weeping willows slap bang in the middle of it. Huh? I liked it a lot but was glad to get my personal space back after we got back to our lodgings! phew..

Karol had a hunch about a crazy 2nd hand / antique shop in among the stalls. She was blown away to discover a small beautifully carved poodle - small enough to fit in your hand and made from coal no less. You may not know this about my lovely Karol, she collects dog minatures - always has - and she has a fine collection too. I wish I could make her as happy as when she finds another one. Oh well, I bought a nice hat, Remy got an original mint condition 'Doors' album - 'LA Woman' and Dion got a very cool brown leather day pack. You got to leave a place like that with something! Check out the pics..
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Karol's got her 10 pounds ready - anxiously waiting to collect her dog!
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Linda Avramides
22/7/2012 06:15:55 pm

Alky, I'm on the bus reading this grinning and teary! Omg your descriptions are breathtakingly visual and you are following my trail. Singapore bot gardens and Camden markets. Wow the doors and frank Zappa!!! I'll never forget squinting with despair at the sound coming out of that lp when you first bought it when we were kids. I quickly rushed for my Stevie wonder to recover. Now I know your taste and insight into sound and culture is beyond anything and totally ahead of anyone else. The boys have that too.

Karol I gave never seen you do at peace and relaxed in such a long time. Fantastic, enjoy every second!

Love the blog and feel like I'm there with you too.

Xxxx

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Alky
23/7/2012 04:23:04 pm

Thanks sis! you rock xx

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