Monday, 11 January 2010

Camden Market

Today my dear friend Cecilia and I spent the day at Camden Market.  It's Monday, and even though it's not the busiest day at the market, and not all the stalls were open it was really an ideal day.  Last time I went there were tons of hipsters cramming the stalls and it was difficult to see everything the market had to offer.  Today it was almost like we had the place to ourselves and it was perfect!


We started off wandering the stalls....



And stumbled across these headbands... I was definitely eying up the blue one on the right, but I was once told I look silly in headbands so I held out for something better.



We moved on to well edited vintage shops and I tried on the cutest blue dress... unfortunately my hips were a bit too wide for it.  But Cecilia looked charming in a red beret!



And the trendy vintage shop assistant recommended a little veggie burger stand for us to go to for lunch.  The Ha Ha Veggie Bar.



Yum!  I love me some good street food.  I got the Halloumi Special.  It was de-lish!




After lunch we had a ton of luck finding amazing hats.  I've been looking for the perfect hat to start my hat collection.  And this pink turban number just screamed, "You can't leave Camden without me!"  And for a mere £10 it was all mine.  I haven't taken it off all day.



Then we discovered the true gem of Camden, Cyber Dogs.  What is a cyber dog?  I'm not really sure.



But between these giant C3PO's was a world of fashion the likes I have never seen.  If you can imagine where The Jetsons would shop... if they were on acid and went to raves - it would be this store.  We weren't allowed to take pictures of this outlandish clothing, but I managed to snag this one of Cecilia before a man, with what can only be described as a 3-way mohawk dyed neon yellow and orange, started yelling at me.  If you must know, the hat reads, "Jesus Raves".



I had so much fun shopping in Camden with Cecilia! There is really such a variety of things to explore here, and great people watching.  Even though it seems a bit touristy, this is definitely a tourist activity I would highly recommend.  And anywhere I can buy such awesome hats is alright with me!

2 comments:

  1. bahh I went to that Cyber Dog place this summer and felt like I had passed into an alternate universe! certainly very unique!

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  2. camden has such an amazing energy..... i love the little pubs and cafes near the canals.. great in the summer!
    ive never seen this ha ha place... must look for it when i visit next.. and the halloumi special is making me hungry!

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