Amazing inner city market with fresh fruit and vegetables, butchers, fisher mongers and every type…read moreof food you want from around the world. The widest selection of falafel I have ever seen. A good place as well to find a haberdashery to have a suit made.

Fabrics on rolls, shoes in boxes, clothing on hangars, fresh fruits and vegetables, toys and…read moretrinkets as well as a fishmonger and at least two butchers (one halal, one I'm not sure), Shepherd's Bush Market has tons of the stuff you need. It's an eccentric mix of shops and stalls, but everyone is quite friendly and they're all very happy for your business. Easy to navigate, the market has two parallel aisles that run from one end to the other. But if you're too tired or you already bought a ton of stuff, you'd be excused if you only do one aisle. Conveniently located, the market runs next to the Hammersmith Underground line, between Goldhawk Road and Shepherd's Bush Market stations. You can't miss it.

It's...a door. You should expect nothing more, nothing less. Completely nondescript in every way…read more If you don't know what you are looking for, you'll probably walk right past it. The good news is, the Portobello Market is just a few steps away along the street, so hopefully your trip won't be a complete waste of time.

When I arrived at Kensington Palace, there were no lineups. There was no one inside, except two…read morestaff members inside the entrance room for admissions. It was early in the afternoon, and attractions in London are always full of people. I was really suspicious, but I had such an enjoyable time at Buckingham Palace, that I didn't really think I wouldn't have good time inside Kensington Palace. While I was about to pay my admission fee of £12.50, and group of visitors entered, and I realized they were Canadians too. Hmmmmm.... no locals, and no Europeans, there must be something really wrong here! So, I paid my admission fee, and I got a booklet, which resembles something from an elementary school childrens' challenge of some sort. There's a game to this tour of Kensington Palace, and it came with a pencil too! Find the name of the princesses, who used to live inside Kensington Palace! There was a staff member who told me that a prize will be given if you find all of the names. It will be a sticker! Honestly, I came here to learn about Kensington Palace, and I didn't just want to learn about the names of the princesses who lived here. I went upstairs and I realized that the place looked ghetto! Yeah, I guess they wanted to attract a different crowd, and there was graffiti all over the walls near the entance on the first floor. It also looked like they really need to paint some parts of the walls too. Not classy at all. Up to this point, there were no one else inside except myself and my family members. We're talking about a world famous attraction here! After passing through the ghetto-like graffiti entrance, I arrived to an area with many rooms. All of the rooms were dark with miminal lighting. Each room has a childen's storybook theme to it - The Room of Royal Sorrows Yeah, silly, eh? I was expecting to see some truly historic British interiors chosen by the Royal Family. Sadly, each of the rooms looked they were preparing for a new Harry Potter movie to be filmed here, or should I just say, more like a haunted house. One large room had thousands of tiny plastic toy soldiers and other children's toys on the ground. I guess they wanted to attract kids to go here. All of the rooms had coloured fluorescent lighting which looked like it was borrowed from a high school musical set. A few of the rooms have dresses designed by modern day designers such as Vivienne Westwood. I couldn't even get close to appreciate the details, but I could see the same thing if I went to the Vivienne Westwood store in London. I asked a staff member about the wacky furniture and decorations. She told me that "Kensington Palace is under landscaping and building work outside the Palace." She also said, "All of the work done outside causes vibrations that will damage furniture inside, so all of the original furniture has been moved out." Apparently, the construction project will be completed by June 2012. All of the furniture are NOT from the Royal Family and they are something you'll find at a Sunday Market on the streets. Most of the rooms are so dark, that you really need a flashlight to see anything. I discovered that if a room has little no nothing inside, it would be really dark! At the end of the tour, I received a sticker for finding all of the princesses names! I realized that this is the biggest tourist trap in London. It seemed like Canadians, like myself, fell for this sad tourist trap. On the bright side, staff members were friendly and they're willing to answer questions.

If you think your in for a five star National Trust type interior then you are in for a big let…read moredown. Don't even think about it.... Not sure what the purpose of the two desks in reception are - you buy a ticket then you get to another point (today/this morning the staff member was particularly irritating in a 'meet the fockers' airline ticket check in way -You Tube it if you dont know what I mean) where it seemed the only purpose was to only hand out a pencil 'to collect the princesses', the guide and to dismiss the 'customer' as soon as possible even though there was no queue! Should this person be explaining a little more about the concept of why one should collect the princesses? I'm not 6 so I don't have to have an 'I spy' game to keep my interest so why? Tell me! Particularly if there is no one else to serve? Annoying person on front desk sets the tone of the organisation I find ---but I had paid the fee by this point. Interior so dark its impossible for anyone over 40 to see the guide. So yet again I missed the point of 'collect the princesses' Asked the girl at the top of the stairs who had the opposite problem - would not shut up, possibly ever. Some silly script about tear bottles when the bottles on the table are not to collect tears but old decanters and cruets which have lost their stoppers. Also Very strange woman, very intense in a grey monks costume and ww1 aviators glasses and a coalmine lamp wandering about..........and another shouting in the knitted throne room.... However charming young man in the room where there was the victorian princess and the pea bed. Five star knowledge of the objects and interpretation - the puppets were Victoria's imaginary friends. Don't go if you appreciate furniture/objects. I will go back when the 'proper' palace opens. (Best things are a frame and the ceilings in this area). I don't get performance art, if this is what this is? Do go if you have a female child of six with a barbie fixation. She would probably love it. Oh, and I still have no idea why I have to 'collect the princesses'!!!!!

I passed through the Speakers' Corner a Monday morning around 11 and the place was empty. Last time…read moreI was here was a year ago and there was not much to see either. One of the travel sites mentioned that apparently the speakers came here only on Sundays.

Crikey, I am the first Englishman here writing up one of our national treasures ?!!…read more I wonder if any of the previous reviewers had the experience of actually standing up here and orating to a milling crowd of bewildered onlookers. If not then You should give it a go and exercise your democratic right to speak in public about whatever topic you believe in. George Orwell, Lenin & Marx have had their moment here and so can you. The wiki page can give you all the history but one visit puts it bang into perspective. Avoid profanities where possible or you risk getting nicked but, other than that, you can say what you like and then get ready to deal with the hecklers ... one of these classics may shut them up or lead to a rapid exit ... you choose !! Thanks for the feedback friend, I've only had few minutes here to make a fool of myself but it's obvious you've had years of practice. If I throw a stick, will you leave? Why don't you go into that corner and finish evolving. Make a mental note . . . oh, I see you're out of paper So, are you just visiting this planet? Look mate , it's all right to donate your brain to science but shouldn't you have waited till you died? Your village just called, they're missing an idiot? Your bus leaves in 10 minutes... Be under it Ignorance can be cured. Stupid is forever #getitoffurchest

The Affordable Art Fair takes place twice a year, during the early Autumn season and the early…read moreSpring season, in London's beautiful Battersea Park. With approximately 120 galleries from the UK and overseas exhibiting a fresh line-up of paintings, sculpture, photography and original prints - all priced between £50 and £3,000, this is a great occasion to a buy a unique Art work. I must note however, that excluding a couple of the more contemporary galleries, most of the art work sold here will usually attract an older, middle-aged crowd. I have observed that most of the work that is sold, usually involves a lot of scenery paintings, old-fashioned sculptures, pastels, and animal paintings. It seems to me that the AAF is a fair that runs on quantity and not quality. This art fair is most definitely not aimed at attracting the bright young things of London. With an over-priced cafe, a creche, a child-friendly environment, and a wine bar, this art fair is clearly aims to attract the local Chelsea yummy mummies and wealthy Battersea residents. This being said however, there is still something very refreshing about the AAF. The customer's first worry is always to find something that they sincerely like. This is something which I feel the elite art collectors seem to forget all too often.

This one took me awhile to find as I was following the freaking postcard, while I should really…read morejust search Battersea Evolution. It was still a very nice walk in the Battersea Park, the quaint scenery and then like a hidden gem, the art fair is here. Parking is available. Cloakroom service is 1 quid per item. Toilets are clean. Thumbs up to the attendants. As usual, pink is the theme colour, and I just adore it. Once entered, me and my mate just went upstairs to get ourselves a drink, and then from there, you can look at the whole venue from a bird's view, it is pretty cool. There is quite a wide selection of different styles of art, contemporary arts, photography, oil painting, sculptures, crafts. It was a very relaxing afternoon. To serve those who fancy a drink, an alcohol station was set up in the middle of the venue, and that makes it accessible for people from all directions. One could easily spend 3-4 hours there, just looking at arts. Wrapping station is available as well. Staff are very friendly. Shuttle bus is available from Sloane Station. Fits for all artsy, and artsy-wannabe people! =)

Nice neighborhood that has it all. Wouldn't make a special trip here unless you were already in the…read morearea.

Certainly one of the most glamorous and fashionable streets in north London, St John's Wood High…read moreStreet is central to the life in this peaceful suburb, just outside of the city center. Plenty of cafes with outdoor seating, providing for pleasant enjoyment of sunny afternoons, and high end boutiques, frequented by affluent residents, mix with simpler local establishments along the road.

I generally hate exhibitions, I got to them a lot and I associate them with over enthusiastic,…read morestrange people who don't have anything better to do with their weekend. And then you have The Pet Show. A magical place where hordes of British pet lovers all come under one roof to watch Bunnie Olympics, stroke hairless cats and see a pug dog wearing a cowboy outfit. Oh yes, it's that fabulous! This has to be one of the most fun things to do on a weekend. If you are considering getting an animal, this is where I would go to find out what kind of pet I want. They have experts on everything and there are even different sections for all the different breeds of animals. It's like a giant petting zoo, you can get hands on experience with a lot of the animals. I will say now, it did get crazy busy, and it made me a little sad that some of the animals had to be in cages during the show, but overall I walked away having spent a couple of wonderful hours looking around at beautiful (and not so beautiful) animals!

A perfect day out for any family that should definately be more than once a year!…read more The idea of the show was a great one and they had everything advertised however, there was too much going on in such a small space. They had a dog zone, cat zone, small furry animals and an aquatic zone. Each zone had different breeds, stalls to buy your pet gifts and and a stand for talks and presentations. As the owner of a cat, I went straight to the cat zone. The cat zone had a beautiful collection of cat breeds from ragga muffins to the siberian. This area was a little on the cramped size and there was hardly any space to walk up and down the aisles. The zone hosted a toilet trainer stand, food stalls and cat bedding. Dog show jumping and doggy dancing in the Dog zone. Grooming and a rare organic dog food stall. Rottweilers, Poodles, Staffs, Bull dog terriers and dogs i've never heard or seen before. A noticable lack of fish in the acquatic zone and the small furry animals zone which hosted, hamsters, guineas pigs, and rabbits, was way to small. In all, a great event but in a crap venue. There were too many caged animals with not enough room to breathe that made you feel really guilty for even attending!