Ahem, let me rephrase that last statement. Camden Town is the best place on the planet at the moment for a cross-cultural market experience in my books. Anyone into alternative lifestyles, punk, rock, somewhat questionable uses of what looks to be lamps with hoses attached to them (Evan, you know what I mean), and anything else you may wish to get and/or imagine, this is your Mecca!
The place was crawling with people, even in the 31 degree heat of the day with little cover. Money changed hands, food was consumed, and music was played loud and proud over the speaker systems of each and every shop. In just the clothing shops alone there had to be a ludacris amount of choices. Let me see if I can remember and list what I saw there:
- Punks, everywhere.
- Goths, also everywhere. All that black must be hot.
- Psychadelic Pants
- Piercings Where no Piercings Should Go.
- Mass amounts of shoppers.
- A hemp shop.
- Bongs.
- Juggling Supplies.
- Bondage Pants.
- Bars and coffee shops.
- Alternative lifestyle fairs.
- Metal Horse Sculptures.
- Masquerade Masks.
- Lolicon Clothing (Quite cute on Asian girls.)
- Carvings.
- Motorcycle/Scooter Benches.
- Free samples of all sorts of food.
- Crazy t-shirts.
- Freaky shoes.
- Roller-ski style skates. Wicked expensive though.
- Stockings.
- Motorcycles.
- A wine store called, well, look at the pictures.
Right, that's about all I can think of at the moment. Whew, it was wild though. It is definitely a must-see spot when travelling in the UK in general , let alone in London, where it's so close to everything. Take a look at the pictures for more stuff. Unfortunately, I couldn't take a picture inside some of the shops, being that they wouldn't allow it. They're a bit anal about that, but meh, it's their shops, so I gotta respect that.
Right then, after Camden town, the next stop was the city of Bath and Stonehenge. Let me cover Stonehenge first.
Pile of Rocks. Moving on! I might rant about this later, but I'm on a timeframe so I have to cover what I can when I can. Needless to say, just drive past it if you go to see it. Not worth any money to see.
The city of Bath, absolutely delightful! The city was gorgeous. Not real big, ust over 80,000 if I'm not mistaken, but the architecture made up for it. Crown mouldings, sculptures on every building, beautiful bath stone used on every area that you could see, and some of the most beautiful scenery around. There is actually a park there, nice and manicured lawns and the works. Unfortunately it costs a few pounds to get in. But, if there are lawn chairs available, you get one for free! Needless to say, I did not go in there. Ha ha ha.
The baths in Bath were deinitely a sight to behold. It is interesting to see how ingenious the Roman peoples were with architecture, plumbling, and artisan crafts alike, combining it all into one place. Did you know, that they actually allowed business to be conducted in the baths? Interesting thought really. Why not do business when you're comfortable and can get lots done, eh? Maybe that's a new business idea for Corner Brook? ... Nah! Since that covered most of my day, seeing both Stonehenge and Bath, I then promptly went home and fell to sleep, almost with my clothes on. The blasted sun was still pelting out a whopping 35 degrees that day. I swear, if I didn't get some rain soon, I was going to freak. Luckily, a few days later, I did, and it got cooled off. Whew! Word to the wise, if you don't like crazy warm weather, don't go to London or Bath in June.
Alright, I'm done for the session. Let's see if I can get another update started or completed. I think I have a party to tell about, or did I already cover that one? Hmmmm, well, I'll have to read my own posts and see.
Adios ladies, gentlemen, and creatures of all sorts,
Neal
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