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PORTOBELLO

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Portobello market is possibly one of the largest markets in the world antiquarian. It is to the West of London.

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The market sell food, antiques and do portraits to the tourists.Open on Saturday while the rest of the week there are many shops where to buy fruit and vegetables.

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In its origin, Portobello Road was a fresh fruit market in the s.XIX. It was not until 1960 that began to settle the antique shops that today fill the street.

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Notting hill

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Notting Hill is an area in London, England, close to the north-western corner of Kensington Gardens, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is a cosmopolitan district known as the location for the annual Notting Hill Carnival, and for being home to the Portobello Road Market.

Notting Hill has a contemporary reputation as an affluent and fashionable area; known for attractive terraces of large Victorian townhouses, and high-end shopping and restaurants (particularly around Westbourne Grove and Clarendon Cross).

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Notting hill carnival

Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event which since 1964 has taken place on the streets of Notting Hill, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea ,London, UK each August, over two days (the August bank holiday Monday and the day beforehand). It is led by members of the West Indian community, particularly the. The carnival has attracted up to 2 million people in the past, making it the second largest street festival in the world after the Rio Carnival held in Brazil

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Covent garden

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The history began in XVII when the area happened from hands of the monks of Westminster to be property of the counts of Bedford. In 1631 began the works for convert the growing area in a public square.

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• Now Covent Garden is an area in Central London in the oriental part of the city of Westminster. It is the heart of the tourism of London. Covent Garden is one of the most popular attractions in London. The area has a lot of shops, pubs, street artist, and restaurant.

• Every day Covent Garden is full of shoppers and tourist, they come to see the fashionable shops and the street theatre. On a typical day you can see a group of African drummers in one street, a magician in front of the church or a comedian in one of the restaurant.

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chelsea

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CHELSEA PHYSIC GARDEN

East garden was founded in 1673 by Apotecarios's Company for the culture of plants for the medical study. In 1,5 hectares of garden they coexist quantity of classes of trees and exotic plants. Nowadays it continues being a center of education and easing that continues with his investigations of the properties, origin and conservation of more than 5000 species.

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ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

The Royal Hospital was constructed by Christopher Wren in 1692 for the king Carlos II, with the purpose of receiving veterans of the army. Nowadays it is the Pensioners' Home of Chelsea. In the gardens there takes place Chelsea's floral exhibition, every year at the end of May.

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NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM

East museum, very near, shows the history of the British navy to the Royal Hospital, from when men and women were fighting in the first line for the king, up to the current importance. Weapon, artillery, military tactics appear … And up to the skeleton of Napoleon's Bonaparte favorite horse.

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Camden town

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(The city of the market)

The city of camden town is famous for its markets in the city streets

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In the city• variety of races

It is also characterized by numerous alternative lifestyles can befound in London, from punks to goths. In this place there is always something that surprises evensometimes you can watch or participate in some kind of demonstration orprotest. Nobody here discriminate against anyone by their appearance, since the fusion of culturesis the order of the day. Although sometimes you have to be careful where you walk in, becausenot all places are neutral.This neighborhood is known as the rock capital of Britain and, by extension, allthe world.

Camden Town is a district of Camden neighborhood. Is one of the most multiculturalacross London, with a market where you can find almost anything:all styles of clothing, souvenirs, jewelry, music and lots of things, evensemi-legal drugs. The market is divided into different parts, there are both jobsmobile shops, on both sides of the channel. Some of the positions are withinenclosures that are usually fixed, and other jobs are outdoors. there are differenttents with posts, but usually do not have a differentiation of styles. in theseplaces you can bargain to get a better price or simply let go andadmire all items you can find. The premises are located on bothsides of the channel are very different. There are shops gothic Jamaican Celtic shopslibraries, and a little of everything. There are also many places where piercings or maketattoos, which also have an area to buy souvenirs.

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AtractionAnother of the main attractions of this district is the Regent's Canal, which runsacross the north of Camden Town. The pipeline passes through the London Zoo,is a nice walk.