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London Favorites Pt 2 Millennium Series 27


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also other markets besides the flower market. They sell handmade arts and crafts and general goods, shoes, clothing, bakery products, etc.

Street Markets

Potabello Road

This market is open every Saturday only, starting at 5:30 a.m.for dealers. The antique shops in the neighborhoof are open six days a week. There are 1500 antique dealers with a variety of collectable and antique wares and art. It is the largest antique market in the world. There are also a great variety of prices, from very low to very expensive. Collectors come from all around the world to shop here. It's great fun.

Petticoat Lane Market

Situated in East London, this Sunday morning market got it's name from the petticoats that French immigrants sold here. Petticoat Lane Market has been in existence for 2 centuries. This market features cheap clothes and shoes as well as the top end. Leather jackets are one of its well-known bargains. Haggling and bartering is allowed here, as there are no price tags.

Attractions

Madame Tussaud's Waxwork

This is where this popular, franchised waxwork originated. It houses a world famous collection of the famous and the infamous sculpted in wax. They look so lifelike it is eerie. Some are now equipped with animatronics so they look even more alive. If you want to be in the company of the Queen and the rest of the Royal family, Marilyn Monroe or Jack the Ripper. This is the place for you.

Attractions with Free Admission

London is an expensive city , but there are many things you can do and see for little or no money. There are free festivals, open air concerts, military concerts, museums and galleries that do not charge like the National Gallery, Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Portrait Gallery, British Museum, British Library among others. There is the pageantry,ie changing of the guard. There are heritage buildings , fountains, squares, streets, street markets and fairs, quaint pubs,interesting architecture, Parks, walks on the riverside, speakers Corner, Kensington Gardens, A brass rubbing center, Museum of Natural history, free to children under 16 and others after 16:30 Mon-Fri or after 17:00 Sat-Sun and Bank Holidays. Some attractions at the Globe Theatre are also free.

Mary Ellen Bradshaw

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