Columbia Road Flower Market was the last "famous" market in London I wanted to cross off my list. It was in this little cobbled street in the East end of London in what felt like the middle of nowhere. And then suddenly! This one tiny street appears, bursting with flowers and stall holders shouting "Three for a fiver" except it sounds more like "Free for a five-ah" and shouting "Orchids, orchids, Michael Jackson's favourite flower" and "Peonies, two for a five-ah, this is our last box for the day." Well-heeled shoppers politely jostling in the tiny space, gathering around the stall holders and lugging huge bags and boxes of flowers around. In this one street there are maybe ten super stylish shops selling screenprints and cupcakes (apparently cupcakes are the thing) and vintage stuff. It was worth the visit just to hear the hawkers. 
15 June 2009
Down Columbia Road
Posted by Lex at 2:48 am
1 comment:
I must admit that your outdoor summer flower market looks a lot more cheerful and fresh than the indoor winter flower market in Shanghai....something tells me that the British and the Chinese have differing ideas on what makes an attractive floral display!!! They look lovely here. Jill
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