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In photos: Look Shopping Street in Shin Koenji, Tokyo, Japan
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 7, 2020 | No CommentsLocated a short train ride from Shinjuku, Look Shopping Street in Tokyo is a great place to browse for second-hand clothing at bargain prices. Here’s some photos from my recent visit: -
Cardiff photos: Christmas lights, street scenes, Rhiwbina station and scarf sellers, Nov 2019
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 20, 2019 | No CommentsI was briefly in my home town of Cardiff yesterday – here’s some of the scenes I grabbed on my camera… -
![A market town in County Durham, Stockton-on-Tees is famous for its associations with the friction match and the Stockton and Darlington Railway, which operated the world’s first steam-hauled passenger train in […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/stockton-street-photos-01-115x115.jpg "Stockton-on-Tees photos: street market scenes, rain, walking barrels and bargain hunters, Dec 2018")
Stockton-on-Tees photos: street market scenes, rain, walking barrels and bargain hunters, Dec 2018
Posted on Monday, Dec 3, 2018 | No CommentsA market town in County Durham, Stockton-on-Tees is famous for its associations with the friction match and the Stockton and Darlington Railway, which operated the world’s first steam-hauled passenger train in […] -
![Here’s a selection of photographs taken around Hamburg earlier this year. Once again, I was back in the city with my band, The Monochrome Set, although this time it was […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hamburg-signs-stickers-street-art-markets-01-115x115.jpg "Hamburg photos: signs, stickers, street art, street markets and The Monochrome Set")
Hamburg photos: signs, stickers, street art, street markets and The Monochrome Set
Posted on Wednesday, Aug 22, 2018 | No CommentsHere’s a selection of photographs taken around Hamburg earlier this year. Once again, I was back in the city with my band, The Monochrome Set, although this time it was […] -
![Once again, Cardiff lived up to its reputation as Britain’s wettest city, with my two days in the capital being accompanied by a near-incessant drizzle. Being Welsh, I’m used to the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cardiff-november-rain-01-115x115.jpg "Christmas lights in the November rain, drag queen karaoke and street views – a trip to Cardiff in photos")
Christmas lights in the November rain, drag queen karaoke and street views – a trip to Cardiff in photos
Posted on Thursday, Nov 23, 2017 | No CommentsOnce again, Cardiff lived up to its reputation as Britain’s wettest city, with my two days in the capital being accompanied by a near-incessant drizzle. Being Welsh, I’m used to the […] -
![They don’t mess about when it comes to Christmas markets in Bavaria, and earlier this month I was lucky enough to pay a flying visit to the Aschaffenburg Christmas market in southern […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-01-1-115x115.jpg "A mighty big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany")
A mighty big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany
Posted on Friday, Dec 30, 2016 | No CommentsThey don’t mess about when it comes to Christmas markets in Bavaria, and earlier this month I was lucky enough to pay a flying visit to the Aschaffenburg Christmas market in southern […] -
Bongs, buttons and bull strength at Cardiff’s Central Market – in photos
Posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 | No CommentsCardiff Central Market has been around since Victorian times, and I always make a point of taking a look around whenever I’m back in my home town. -
![Designed in 1881 by Sir Horace Jones (also the architect of Billingsgate and Smithfield Markets), Leadenhall Market in the City of London is a wonderful piece of architecture, and it […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/leadenhall-market-xmas-02-115x115.jpg "Christmas lights at London’s delightful Leadenhall Market")
Christmas lights at London’s delightful Leadenhall Market
Posted on Wednesday, Dec 31, 2014 | 1 CommentDesigned in 1881 by Sir Horace Jones (also the architect of Billingsgate and Smithfield Markets), Leadenhall Market in the City of London is a wonderful piece of architecture, and it […] -
![Located in the rapidly hipsterfying district of Neukölln in south-east Berlin is the Flomarkt, a fantastic flea market with a rich mix of secondhand clothes, old electronics, new art, handmade item, bric-a-brac […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/berlin-flowmarkt-neukolln-011-115x115.jpg "Neukölln Flomarkt photos – a wonderfully offbeat Berlin fleamarket")
Neukölln Flomarkt photos – a wonderfully offbeat Berlin fleamarket
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 29, 2014 | 1 CommentLocated in the rapidly hipsterfying district of Neukölln in south-east Berlin is the Flomarkt, a fantastic flea market with a rich mix of secondhand clothes, old electronics, new art, handmade item, bric-a-brac […] -
![Taking place every Tuesday and Friday in Berlin is the Turkish Market in Maybachufer, Neukölln. Open from 11am to 6.30pm, it’s a great place to buy some great food and rake in the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/turkish-market-maybachufer-berlin-neukolln-011-115x115.jpg "Photo feature – Turkish Market, Maybachufer in Berlin Neukölln, Germany")
Photo feature – Turkish Market, Maybachufer in Berlin Neukölln, Germany
Posted on Friday, Jul 18, 2014 | 1 CommentTaking place every Tuesday and Friday in Berlin is the Turkish Market in Maybachufer, Neukölln. Open from 11am to 6.30pm, it’s a great place to buy some great food and rake in the […] -
![Located in the heart of Cardiff’s city centre is this wonderful indoor market, selling a wide variety of fresh produce, cooked food, delicacies, vinyl records and all manner of useful household […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cardiff-central-market-photos-13-115x115.jpg "Photos of Cardiff Central Market, a Victorian indoor market in the Castle Quarter, Wales")
Photos of Cardiff Central Market, a Victorian indoor market in the Castle Quarter, Wales
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 7, 2014 | 1 CommentLocated in the heart of Cardiff’s city centre is this wonderful indoor market, selling a wide variety of fresh produce, cooked food, delicacies, vinyl records and all manner of useful household […] -
![Whenever I’m in New York, I always take a walk through the Union Square farmers’ market where there’s plenty of fresh fruit,veg and snacks to be bought. The market is […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/union-square-christmas-market-121-115x115.jpg "Photos of Union Square Farmers’ Market and Holiday Market, New York")
Photos of Union Square Farmers’ Market and Holiday Market, New York
Posted on Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013 | 2 CommentsWhenever I’m in New York, I always take a walk through the Union Square farmers’ market where there’s plenty of fresh fruit,veg and snacks to be bought. The market is […] -
Brixton Village and Market Row Brixton win Market of the Year award
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 5, 2013 | No CommentsThe National Association of British Market Authorities (NABMA) have awarded their ‘Best Private Market’ accolade to Brixton Village and Market Row. -
Christmas lights get turned on at Roman Road market, east London, Mrs Mills Experience provide the music
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 4, 2012 | 1 CommentOn Saturday the Mrs Mills Experience were invited back to play the Roman Road street market in London’s East End, this time to entertain the shoppers before the Christmas lights were turned on. -
![On Saturday afternoon we played a rather unusual gig, with the band being plonked in the middle of an East End street market and being asked to perform for Channel Four who […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mrsmills-roman-road-mary-portas-02-115x115.jpg "Mrs Mills Experience entertain the shoppers in the East End’s Roman Road street market")
Mrs Mills Experience entertain the shoppers in the East End’s Roman Road street market
Posted on Thursday, Nov 15, 2012 | No CommentsOn Saturday afternoon we played a rather unusual gig, with the band being plonked in the middle of an East End street market and being asked to perform for Channel Four who […]