This was very apparent yesterday as I visited Borough Market for the first time. The market has survived on the banks of the Thames river for.....get this.......20 centuries! Take that America. It has been at its current site for 250 years.
The market is extremely upper scale these days selling cheeses, olives, seafood, cuts of meat, etc.
Cheese roll anyone? These things were massive, being about a foot high each.
I spent most of my time looking for fresh produce. Here is a sea of lettuce.
The place is extremely touristy. Besides there being fresh food to buy, many of the vendors are also selling burgers and sausages, making the place extremely busy as people are standing everywhere in lines.
Here is a beautiful table of mushrooms. Many of which, I had never seen.
There is also lots of chocolate and truffles to buy. Here is a table of truffles in every type of flavor.
In the end, I purchased lettuce, mushrooms, tomatoes, and last but not least, some watermelon. It would not be the 4th of July without watermelon. When I get a job, I will definitely go back and buy some of the fun stuff.
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Thanks Kathleen for the great compliment! :)
Wait...20 centuries = 250 years? Is this the metric system?
The market has been in existence for 20 centuries. Different Kings have moved it around because people thought it was a eye sore, etc. It has been at its "current" location for 250 years.
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