Camden (not South Jersey!!)

Soooo....it's been a while since I updated. I've been to a few places in this time however I just haven't had the time to update the blog. So to make up for it, I have 3 updates. I'll do then separately or else there will be way too much to trawl through on one post, plus this way I can separate them out by places...
To kick this baby off, let's start with Camden. I love Camden - it's one of those truly unique eccentric places. There is always so much going on and it's really vibrant with so much to see.

Arm in arm with Josh, my ditch and run accomplice (long story), we headed in to the area. One of the first things you notice when you get there are the buildings along the main strip. For the most part, the facades are uniquely decorated. They seem to be the independent ones that tend to do this the most. And whilst some may not be store I would necessarily want to shop in, they certainly make for some really interesting viewing...

After the high street we wandered off down a few other little streets, and after a very rude encounter with a coffee shop employee (won't say which coffee shop, but I'm sure you could guess and with that knowledge know that I have a very high expectation), we actually came across the Camden Coffee Shop. It is an insanely small little store that sells whole been coffee, however, what's nice about it is that they actually roast the beans in the store!! Granted the roaster looks like it's about 300 years old (it very well may be), but it's still pretty cool..

The thing that looks like a mangle is the roaster

After this, we headed over towards the Camden lock area. This is my favourite area in Camden as it's got the whole warehouse/old building feel to it and it just seems really cosy...it's full of stalls and little shops and they are all in really close proximity to each other which I think is what gives it the cosy feel. The pavement is somewhat cobbled and there is just an array of different food vendors - anything from japanese to Mexican! And randomly there is even a security "office" converted from old telephone boxes!!

So that was Camden! I'm sure there are more parts to explore, but as seems the case with most of my exploration adventures I only seem to be in the places for a short amount of time - my aim is to expand on these places as time goes on, but for now short snippets are what you'll get :D