My university sits in a large park near Central London. Beautiful greenery and amazing wildlife are everywhere.

Central London is just as beautiful and feels just as spacious. But there is a part of London that seems separate from the rest of the city. With so many people, shops and restaurants crowded together, the Camden Market feels like its own little town in the middle of London.

I first decided to go to the Camden Market to eat at a little ice cream shop called Cookies and Scream. I had heard amazing things about their ice cream sandwich and had to try it.

The bus ride from my university was about 20 minutes. When I arrived, there were people everywhere. There were so many shops and restaurants tightly packed and even stacked on top of each other.

Walking through the market was almost like a maze. I spent half my time there lost trying to find the ice cream shop. But there were so many amazing shops I stumbled on. There were handmade clothing stores, record shops and guitar stores. There were places that had cute little knickknacks, which I obviously had to purchase. Some of the shops had crazy store fronts like large shoes or fruits hanging off their buildings. There were so many different types of restaurants from American-style to Thai food. Around every turn was something new.

I did eventually find the ice cream shop (which did have the best ice cream sandwich I had ever tasted). After, I spent more time exploring the marketplace. It really amazes me how different if felt from the other parts of London I had been to. Even the people seemed different. It was a much more down-to-Earth, quirky part of the city.

I know it’s a place I will visit often while I’m here.