Creative London Markets
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
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Last week, I traveled to London for my 12 Countries inwards 12 Months project, together with happily I received many dandy tips from locals every bit to which markets I should see during my stay.
One of the starting fourth dimension London markets I visited was on Portobello Road inwards the beautiful Notting Hill neighborhood. On Saturdays this lively marketplace is amount of international tourists (perhaps all hoping to meet Hugh Grant?), simply the atmosphere is warm together with friendly, music floats inwards the air, together with at that topographic point are enough of tempting nutrient stalls together with outdoor cafes to foreclose anyone from going hungry.
The Portobello Market sells everything from antiques to handmade crafts inwards a wild jumble of stands, some onetime together with some new.
Another dandy London tip for anyone who loves historic markets is the Borough Market, which features beautiful architecture together with many traditional British foods, drinks, handmade together with organic products.
I had dandy fourth dimension hither wandering around, sampling delicious treats, together with soaking inwards the rich colors, tastes, together with sounds. If you lot similar contemporary art, the Tate Modern is located nearby together with is definitely worth a visit.
One of the absolute highlights of my London trip was visiting the Spitalfields Market, the Sunday UpMarket together with Backyard Market at the Old Truman Brewery on Brick Lane, together with the Columbia Road area.
On Sundays, these connected streets positively overflow amongst incredible handmade, vintage, popular upwards shops, together with culinary markets. There is together with thence much to see, it is somewhat overwhelming, simply definitely worth spending a Lord's Day here, walking close together with discovering novel shops together with indie designers.
Of class I made the pilgrimage out to Columbia Road to see Ryantown an adorable store featuring the colorful, delicate, humorous newspaper cuts together with shroud prints past times creative mortal Rob Ryan. Thanks to Louise together with Caroline at the Ryantown store for beingness together with thence friendly together with helpful.
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For those of you lot who appreciate the culinary arts, I constitute the cupcakes together with whoopie pies to survive peculiarly gorgeous at the Lord's Day UpMarket stand upwards of Kooky Bakes. If you lot alive inwards the UK, you lot tin fifty-fifty lodge online here.
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Stephanie Levy is an American creative mortal together with illustrator living abroad inwards Munich, Germany.
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