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Eclectic funky Camden Market

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If it's alternative, handmade, vintage, cool, antique, alternative, retro, funky or ethnic... chances are, you will find it in Camden Market.   It's the most concentrated place in London to search for original and unusual merchandise, a nd, according to Camden Market's official site, more than 500,000 Londoners and tourists head to Camden every week for a total immersion experience that borders on the wild side. Between the eating (great street food), the people watching (definitely the place to see some crazy--looking people) and the shopping, let me just say that it would be pretty impossible to be bored here.  From its original start in 1974, with 16 market traders, Camden Market has grown to more than 1,000 market stalls and shops in four main markets and small clusters of stalls, open 7 days a week, from 10am until "late".  The busiest day is Sunday. The connected markets here are collectively referred to as Camden Market or Camden Lock. Ea...