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When I visit a new city, one of the things I look for is a neighborhood that's conducive to just walking around. In London, Portobello Road is it. With so many things to look at, you don't even notice how far you walk along the street filled with antiques and shops. The antique and flea market is...
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Shopping, shopping, shopping! Portobello Road Market is the antique lover's paradise. It's like Camden in that is a fantastic place to go even if you don't want to buy- just hang around, have something to eat and chill out whilst enjoying the atmosphere- the only difference is that it's antiques,...
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If you are interested in antiques you owe it to yourself to make a trip to this lively market. Although the shops are open during the week, the real activity is on Saturday, when the market goes from 5:30 AM until the end of the day. Even if you don't know an 18th century engraving from a picture...
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People come to Portobello from all over the world. Some are searching for antiques, others are merely soaking up the atmosphere. On the street you will hear multiple languages and dialects, from a cockney teapot vendor promoting his wares, to Chinese tourists talking together as they admire a...
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Portobello Road is the world's largest antiques market, according to it's guidebook. Here you will find shops, stalls and tables laden with almost every imaginable item that can be collected, admired, or brought back as a souvenir of a trip to London. The backbone of the market is a network of...
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Emerging from the depths of the Notting Hill Gate tube stop on a Saturday morning, and making your way towards Portobello Road, you are first struck by the stream of people heading in the same direction. Just follow the crowd, and you will soon be part of a vast throng that makes its way from the...
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful
If you are interested in antiques you owe it to yourself to make a trip to this lively market. Although the shops are open during the week, the real activity is on Saturday, when the market goes from 5:30 AM until the end of the day. Even if you don't know an 18th century engraving from a picture...
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Portobello Road is the world's largest antiques market, according to it's guidebook. Here you will find shops, stalls and tables laden with almost every imaginable item that can be collected, admired, or brought back as a souvenir of a trip to London. The backbone of the market is a network of...
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Portobello Road is a famous London’s Street where people sell old things. It is one of London’s so called street markets. It is a collector’s market. Don’t expect to find the latest fashion trends here. I was curious what kind of people come here. In front of me an old man was putting on...
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Portobello Road draws in a huge amount of tourists, many of which get tattoos, therefore the prices for tattoos on Portobello Road can be pretty steep. There are two tattooists that I know of one is in a tint shop and you wouldn't even know its there as the shop sells clothes and bongs, then at...
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