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I've been wanting to go to Columbia Road Flower Market for a while and finally got the chance this Sunday.

The market was so busy and we had to squeeze our way through while shop sellers shouted things out like "2 for £10", "get your tulips" and "last of the summer herbs, won't be here next week" in Cockney accents.

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Tom treated me to a bouquet of winter flowers and six "loverly" roses.

Colbert Studio looked far too interesting to miss, so I popped in to take a look.

The whole shop was covered in shiny metallic wrapping and lit with neon lights.

There were some awesome ceramics for sale too including this skull made of cigarettes.

I've got a couple of Lily Vanilli's amazing cookbooks and couldn't wait to try out her bakery.

It was so pretty inside with pink walls, plants, fairy lights and a gorgeous Vanilli marquee sign.

There were so many delicious things to choose from but we went for veggie sausage rolls and a peanut brittle chocolate tart.

We stopped off for cocktails at The Cocktail Trading which had pistol door handles.

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We ordered some pickles to munch on while we browsed the interesting cocktail menu.

I ordered the Grasshopper, a frothy green Nitro cocktail which our waiter served at the table. It was delicious with Belvedere, rosehip & hop sherbet, bear pea & mint puree and egg whites.

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Tom had the Jupiter Cocktail which was served in a bowl on a steampunk holder with a "chocolate moon" spinning around it, complete with American flag. The drink was made from vodka, orange juice, martini, and apricot-ginger brew.

Though Moorgate Station seems to be in desperate need of a paint, the peeling adverts sometimes look like modern art.