While we’re talking markets – the Columbia Road Flower Market, which is Place I Regrettably Couldn’t Visit #2, was originally on my itinerary. It’s actually really near this area (walkable from Old Street station) and it’s something different, for a market. Most I see to tend to be full of food, crafts, or bizarre eclectic items (read: Camden Lock market). With the advent of spring I figured it’d be a good time to visit a flower market, so I was really disappointed to find that it was only open on Sundays from 9-12. Talk about a narrow window of time…
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There’s actually a range of shops and other things to do at Columbia Road, but the flower market seems to be the highlight. There were signs pointing the way to the flower market, so I’m guessing it’s one of those things that’s juuust on the verge of becoming touristy. Anyway, they’ve got everything from cut flowers to fresh herbs to banana trees (banana trees!). Even though I’m no horticulturalist and every single form of plant life I touch seems to die (singular exception being a pet cactus from York which is still alive and now keeping me company in London), I really would like to go have a look, when I can get there at that unearthly hour on a Sunday.
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