Day Three - London

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We decided to spend this day in the Camden town and Camden Lock markets. Our taxi dropped us off on the main drag of Camden which was lined with small shops and other makeshift stalls featuring all kinds of clothing and accessories geared towards the young. Dana's eyes lit up immediately! After wandering in and out of shops here, we headed down to the canal and took a lovely pedestrian bridge over it (reminiscent of those in Venice) which apparently placed us on the furthere edges of Camden Lock market. We found a nice leather shop, a used bookstore and a lovely shop which sold lights and candles. Each store led on to another and we soon found ourselves in what I can only describe as a labyrinth of small stalls. Their may have been some login in the layout but it seemed like a labyrinth. There must of been hundreds of small stalls with such a variety of products! All possible kinds of clothing a teen or 30-something would need to express themselves - retro, goth, pseudo-victorian, funky - and the accessories were just as varied. There were all manner of funky design everywhere: mosaic benches, the back end of small scooters for seating, all manner of saturary.

We had made the mistake of eating a late breakfast on the other side of the bridge, not knowing there was a veritable cornucopia of ethnic foods just over it. We were tortured by the smells of Moroccan, Lebanese, Ethopian, Chinese, Italian food...

Dana bought 1 coat, 2 dresses, 2 tops, 1 hat, a pair of leather boots and a scarf. Not a big day, I think.

More in Part II