Street Markets

In London, there are hundreds of markets, but maybe the most famous ones are Portobello, Camden, Spitalfields or Petticoat Lane.

This is a photo I took in Portobello Market, which is celebrated on Saturdays. Hundreds of shops offer you their antiques and precious objects and you can buy almost everything, from a Scottish woollen scarf to an old silver teapot. I really enjoy the style they have when displaying all the articles, even if they are second-hand ones, and the decoration of the stalls and shops. Pay attention to the teapot hanging from a window on top of the shop.

Portobello Road

But if you want to find a real bargain, you should go to Camden Market which is open 364 days a year and where you can see Punks and other ethnic groups of people.

Footbridge in Camden

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have you ever bought anything in a street market? Do you know any other famous markets? Tell an anecdote about buying something in a street market, how much it was, if you paid the full price or bargained, ...

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Listen to Melissa, an American woman, talking about flea markets.