A Riot of Colour in Camden Town.

A visit to Camden's markets is always interesting---especially if you enjoy large crowds.

For those of us who either live or work nearby, it is too easy to take this riot of colour for granted.

Passing by the numerous stallholders hawking their diverse wares, the various food stalls, and the hordes of tourists, it is easy to become almost dizzied by the constant assault on all of one's senses...

Looking at the photos from my recent stroll along Camden Lock the other day, these opening words from one of W.H. Auden's poems came to mind:

As I walked out one morning

Along the Bristol Street,

The crowds along the pavement

Were fields of harvest wheat....

Eccentric Camden

A Shoe Shop facade  in  Camden High  Street,  on  the  way  to  the  popular  Camden   Markets.

  There  are  many  examples  of   eccentric  shopfronts  in  this  area,  and  I  shall  be  posting  a  few  more  photos  from  there  soon.

   I  don't  really  like  going  there  at  weekends,  as  something  like  2  million  visitors  pass  through  the  world-famous  markets  every  weekend,  making  the  whole  place  a  bit  too  lively  for  my  liking!

  However,  if  you  are  a  visitor  to  London,  it  is  one  of  the  "must-see"  sights.  There  are  so  many  sounds,  sights,  aromas  to  beguile and  excite  you   there...