I went to brick lane market and spent all my afternoon there. I think brick land is the greatest for vintage lovers. There were thousands of vintage shops, a large underground vintage market, and few overground markets. Every shop has their own styles, like street style, royal style, classical style… People over there were dressed really nice. Although it was a fabulous place for vintage clothes, there was nothing about vintage decorations. Unlike Greenwich market which I went yesterday, Brick Lane Market has only clothes. However, Greenwich market has many strange vintage stuff which is really interesting, like glass bottles, cups, jewelry boxes, old books… And for Camden market, they have thousands of kinds of food from different countries, like Mexican, Chinese, Japanese… I think it is really interesting that London has so many markets which focus on different things. I really hope I would have more time to visit more markets because they are cheap and interesting.
I went to Painting Hall yesterday too. It was absolutely amazing. I can not imagine how could Sir James Thornhill could paint on the ceiling and use perspective skills to make the ceilings looks like a dome. The painting hall is unique because it only uses paint to create 3-dimensional interior.
Hey Ivy!
This sounds like a great way to spend your free day! I wasn’t aware of the vintage shops in the Brick Lane market. I’m curious to know which market you liked best? If I get the opportunity to come back to London, this market will definitely be on my list of places to visit! I also spent my free day doing a little shopping after we went to Buckingham Palace. I would agree that the people here do seem to dress nice, even if they are just out shopping.
Also, it is always interesting to see the details that artists are able to put into their work on ceilings, especially when referring to cathedrals such as St. Paul’s. I have never seen a 3 dimensional interior displayed mostly through paint but I can imagine that this is not an easy task.