London Markets

Markets are a big part of European culture. London has many markets all through out the city. Their are all different types of markets. Some for food, some for arts and crafts, some for antiques, and some for a mixture of everything. I have found that my two favorite markets are are Covent Garden and Spitalfields Market. Each one is different but both have a wide variety of vendors and items.

Spitalfields is a big market. It is close to Brick Lane as well and is within walking distance of my flat. It is really fun to walk around and see all the different things being sold. They have different types of markets on different days as well. Some days their will be a lot of antiques while other days it is more of a food or clothing market.

Covent Garden is near Leicester Square. It has restaurants and real stores all around it. It also has some theaters near it. There is a small part of the market that has a lot of homemade crafty things. The larger part of the market also has homemade things but it includes trinkety things, antiques, bags, and tourist stuff. It has a very big variety and a lot of interesting things.

I have really enjoyed taking time to walk through all the markets. There are so many and each one is different from the environment to the quality of products sold to the type of products being sold. It is fun to just walk through them even if you know you don't have the money to buy anything. I wish we had more markets at home. They are definitely one thing I will miss about London.

Cheers,
Allie