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| Harrods at night |
Harrods is an upmarket department store in London. It is one of the biggest (and most expensive) department stores in the world and the biggest in Europe. The Harrods motto is: All Things for All People, Everywhere. They claim that every customer's wish will be granted.
A 25-year old Charles Henry Harrod started his first business in 1824. In 1883, his store had expanded and was very successful but it burnt down. Remarkably, Charles Harrod fulfilled all of
his commitments to his customers to make Christmas deliveries that
year—and made a record profit in the process. In short order, a new
building was built on the same site.He knew how to value each customer indeed!
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| Food store is world-famous. |
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| £200,000 and the bed is yours! |
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| Who can't ride a real horse, can buy a life-size toy. |
Today Harrods is always busy. Some people go there just to visit as a tourist attraction, some people do their everyday shopping, some people buy for things they can't get in other stores. In the darkness its 11,500 light bulbs are lit. Every day about 300 bulbs need replacing.
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| Bath that is covered with real pearls, £199,000 |
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| Shopkeeper operating tills in the food hall |
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| Old olympic stuff for sale |
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| A Saturday morning on Portobello Road in January |
Portobello Road is in west London. Every Satruday there is a
big market, famous for antiques, bric-a-brac, second-hand goods. It is
the largest antiques market in the UK. On weekdays people can buy food
and fruit. The main market area is about 1km long, but there are several
stalls in more quiet areas in the neighbourhood.
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| Spices and pickles |
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| A street in Chinatown |
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| Soho - many cafes, theatres, restaurants and shops |
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| Midnight on Regents Street |
