Camden Market

We made the trek out to Camden Market today, which is just a bit north of central London. Getting downtown is quite a journey for us, particularly when some of the tube lines aren't running. We caught a bus from the university campus up to West Ruislip which takes about 20 minutes, then the Central tube line all the way down to Tottenham Court Road which is about 40 minutes! Then another short subway ride north to Camden Town. Whew! It was a nice day, not particularly sunny but bright from the snow and not too cold (probably hovering around -1 or -2 ... just enough to keep the snow in place). Camden Market is a very eclectic shopping area, with lots of outdoor stalls. One interesting area was originally a horse stable in around 1850, now full of little shops selling antiques and vintage clothing. There are all kinds of statues of horses around, and most are lifesize except for this rather overwhelming example that I'm standing with in this picture!

Our holidays have now started - Keith has two weeks off and I have three. I have some homework to finsih, but we are looking forward to doing some more sightseeing this week. We are also looking forward to seeing Keith's mum on Saturday (Christmas)!