Camden
Town, the magical wonders of Camden Town. When going on this CineTrek I don't
know what I was expecting except I was excited. Going to Primrose Hill was
kinda a let down, the town was cute and the hill would have been really pretty
but it was cloudy and we couldn't really see anything. But our trek to Camden
Town was on a whole other level. As soon as we walked through the market it was
chaotic but the food smelled and looked soo good. It was awesome seeing all the
different booths with foods from different places was very eye opening because
they were serving foods that weren’t the typical foods that you would normally
see from those countries. Once we moved on from all the amazing food and
reaching the inside markets with all the crafts. I’ve been to craft fairs
before so most the stuff was pretty cool but pretty typical, but the atmosphere
was what made it. An Alternative culture that exists outside the fringes of
mainstream culture, way different then posh South Kensington. Just leaving the
tube station you are greeted with storefronts with huge objects on the walls
depicting what they sell in the store.
Then all the alternative stores with
Goth stuff and leather. Leaving the safe haven of South Kensington and seeing
Camden Town was a sort of a released breath that I didn't know I was holding.
Uniqueness all in its self, you go around London and you don't see tattoo
parlors or people with Mohawks, but in Camden Town they’re everywhere. Going
through the mazes of the markets felt like I was leaving the city behind and
entering a world where people don't hide who they are and sell weird stuff.
Mostly the same stuff but still wandering through the different alleyways going
deeper into the Camden Lock, you get a sense of entering a world of merchants. A
different style of life that you wouldn't normally see when you walk around
South Kensington or even central London, which is a relief to know that not all
of London is so posh.
Also
there is more of a younger crowd that goes there, we stayed pretty late and was
able to see what the nightlife entailed, which was a whole other experience in
itself. But the whole Camden Town experience was one of my favorites here in
London, just getting out and seeing a different side of England was a really
good cultural experience.
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