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Independent Exploring: Camden Market
For the long weekend, while most of our class was away in Belfast, my friend Monique came up from Germany to visit. We spent our Saturday, along with her friend Cleo who is working as an au pair in London, at the Camden Market.
Camden Town had very little to offer until the early 1970s when it became a hub for the punk-rock movement. Today it offers street markets filled with nearly everything imaginable, from quintessential touristy trinkets to vintage clothes, Lolita and Harajuku fashion, beautiful paintings, rugs, countless food stalls and more. We explored as soon as we got off the Tube, walking up the street past numerous vendors. From stall to stall, store to store, the music changed ranging from the punk rock that made the area famous to EDM, classic rock, Latin, and more. The whole area was extremely colorful– there was street art and even shops were decorated so they stood out with bright colors and animals like dragons and elephants above the entrances of some. Eventually, we reached an area off the streets where the market continued with several more stalls and small stores. Monique and Cleo had already eaten lunch with Cleo’s host family, but I was happy to see how many vegan stalls there were.
We explored several stores, even stopping in one vintage clothing shop and had an almost 80s-like montage of trying on different hats and sunglasses. I didn’t find anything there, but later I found a stall that bought vintage denim jackets and embroidered them. I ended up buying one there for twenty pounds with “Rebel Rebel” stitched on the back (David Bowie felt very appropriate there). It seemed every turn we took there was more stuff; the market never ended. Monique and I also went into a photo booth. Although it was crowded there, it didn’t feel like there were too many people. Apart from tourists, whose ages varied, the majority of the people there seemed to be around our age. Overall we had a really great time and I would recommend Camden Market to anybody who is interested in shopping in a more alternative scene. Although it is touristy now and many of the things sold there are a bit kitschy, there are some gems if you look for them.
Had an amazing morning in Highgate Woods the onto @thebritishlibrary_ to study German for my OU degree @oustudentslive @theopenuniversity Doesn’t matter where I am still need to study! The library is so much quieter than the train! I’m. learning about resistance groups during WW2. Die Widerstandgruppe “Die weiße Rose’ Hans and Sophie Scholl. Die Berühmtesten Deutschen. Had fun in London this weekend celebrating @sparkaviary bday lovely time! #tlc rules
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#oustudent #studying #ouanywhere
#studyinggerman #OULanguages #widerstandsgruppe #london #camden #muswellhill #widerstandskämpfer #degree #hansundsophiescholl #britishlibrary #highgatewoods #freespeech #freedom #famousgermans #history #ww2 (at The British Library)
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Had an awesome day taking my niece around Camden. Thanks to Rachel, Sarah, and Aimee for making me smile so much.
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#family #niece #uncledom #camden #london #outandabout #dayout #beingtourists #spendingtimewithfamily #laughter #fun #ihaveamotormouth #ihavenofilter #thepoorangel
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@rebr13, @ai.mee6993, and @sarahnixonsmith love you all to bits.
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A mild and pleasantly earthy Assam at Yumchaa, Camden, London. The feta and olive scone was a doughy delight!
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Punk’d at The Unicorn, Camden on 5 September 2015 with Gasoline Thrill, The Kut and The Earls of Mars.
XFM X-Posure at The Barfly, Camden on 26 August 2015, featuring The Rhythm Method, Hippo Campus and Spector.
Hands Off Gretel @ The Unicorn
Punk/grunge/riot grrrl band Hands Off Gretel at The Unicorn, Camden on 18 July 2015
XFM X-Posure Live @ The Barfly
XFM X-Posure Live at The Barfly, Camden on 15 June 2015 with Prom, Black Honey and Loom.
Shots for work
#me #work #instagood #instamoments #tequila #fun #night #camden #canal #friends (at London, United Kingdom)
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Magical Maritimes does London!
Photos include The London Eye, St. James Park, Buckingham Palace, The Canada Gate, Wellington Gate, Regent Street and Camden Market.
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Happy Easter y'all! Thank you for coming with me for my birthday @brittany_johnson51. Thank you everyone we’ve run into for making her feel welcome in my hometown. And a huge thank you to the Merri for everything you do for me. I couldn’t ask for a better mom. #Easter #mybirthday #Camden #SC #family #girlfriend (at Camden, South Carolina)
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Bringing a little Camden, SC to a Georgia Saturday night. #PatrickDavis #patrickdavisandhismidnightchoir #Camden #SC #GA #eddiesattic (at Eddie’s Attic)
Camden Highline set to follow New York and revitalise London’s disused rails
Imagined by London-based firms Studio Weave and Architecture 00, this project for a temporary public park across the disused North London Railway follows rapidly in the wake of the highly successful New York High Line which saw a similarly disused part of the city’s rail network transformed into a public walkway and garden. The 0.8km stretch of railway links Camden with Kings Cross station and currently stands as an eyesore in an otherwise culturally vibrant part of the city.
The proposal would regenerate the line and make use of several bridges along the route, providing chill-out spots, and new pedestrian/cycle routes 8m off the ground to further help avoid the traffic below.
Looking forward to it.
More at: Camden High Line
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