There is nothing like Camden Street!!!

Yesterday a group of us took the tube to Camden street to see the much anticipated weekend market. What a trip it was! When we walked out of the tube station, there were thousands of people walking the streets and shopping. All of these people set up their shops in the middle of the road and were selling interesting things. We all had a blast looking at the carts and most of us brought home some gifts for friends and family, as well as ourselves :) There were two very shocking things about this trip. One was the people. I have never seen more blue, pink, and red hair in my life, let alone mohawks! There were groups of grungy looking people hanging about and they were quite intimadating. The other shocking thing was the fact that it is LEGAL to sell mushrooms on the street in London at this point in time. Although they are lobbying against it right now, it remains legal to set up a cart, display your "product" and sell them on the street as long as they are fresh, not dried or preserved. I guess that is the loop hole the found in the current law. Anyway I was blown away by this as well as a little freaked out. It was refreshing to leave that part of town when the day was over, thats for sure.

The night before one of Cassie's friends from high school was here in London for her last night after living here for a year, so we went to her going away party. It was amazing!!! The people were wonderful and I made great friends with a British lad named Ben. After talking with him for a while, I decided to ask him how he felt about the Iraq war. Basically, he said that he supported his government's decision to go to war but he really didn't care enough to have a very educated position on the issue. He was quite laid back to say the least :)

London has been amazing so far and I love the flats! My room mates are great (love you guys!) and we have been cooking a lot to save money. On our way to the computer lab this afternoon, Chris and I decided to stop and see the London Bridge and it is just as beautiful as I remember it. If only the weather wasn't so cloudy and cold here! Regardless of that, it has been awesome here and I am so glad this is where we ended up for the final days of our trip!! I am really looking forward to my birthday on Wednesday night since we don't have a test the next day anymore! YEAH!