Notting Hill, Not Just a Film!

On our last full day in London the only real thing of interest was a visit to Notting Hill, home to the famous Portobello Street Market.  The road began with small colorful row houses, turned to a collection of English sporting antique shops, continued with cheese and vegetable stands, and ended at Portobello Green with a wide selection of vintage clothing, shoes, jewelry and furs. Lindsey thought it was the most magical place in the world and to Steve's amazement didn't by a single thing--she either wants to save money to make it to Fiji, or realizes she'll have to carry it the whole way!

After the market we walked about the different neighborhoods, admiring the architecture and bright colors.

We ended the evening with a feast at Hunan in Pimlico with 15 of Matt's friends. Hunan, lacks a menu and instead continuously brings dishes out the entire evening.  We learned that "no awfuls" means not to serve any hearts, tripe, feet, etc--and were thankful for it.  Nevertheless, we were a bit adventourous and tried sea urchin, frog legs, and eel!

We ended the night at a martini bar drinking freshly crushed rasberry and mint vodka martinis before calling it a night. It was a nice and relaxing last day in London as we looked forward to Cardiff.

Special thanks to Matt and Isabelle for being such fantastic hosts!