A grey and rainy day in London
Posted in London on 12/30/2009 06:31 pm by dana
Despite the fact that it was a bit grey and rainy today here in London, we managed to have a lot of fun, eat some more tasty food, and do some more wandering about. We slept a little late this morning, and then headed out to meet friends from summer camp for lunch. We went to a great place called S&M (sausage & mash) in Notting Hill. They had excellent sausages, mashed potatoes, and, my new favorite, mushy peas! The perfect meal for a damp day.
Tasty Sausage and Mash
Me and my former co-counselor
Group shot
After lunch, we walked up Portobello Road, which has a bunch of cute little shops, and antique stores. Then we walked through Notting Hill, and then to Kensington and South Kensington (home of fancy houses).
Portobello Road
We also randomly walked past George Orwell’s house!
A pretty blue house on Portobello Road
The coolest looking pub ever – it had all kinds of crazy things hanging from the ceiling!
A little wet, we made our way back to Whitney and Michael’s flat (we navigated the buses and Tube all by ourselves!) We decided to take it easy tonight to recover from Vinopolis and prepare for some New Year’s Eve festivities tomorrow night. We got a fantastic “curry” close to Whitney and Michael’s place, and then had a relaxing night of watching tv.
All in all, it was a wet but fun day in London!
We also discovered that we unwittingly documented a graffiti rivalry in progress on our first day here! Check out the photo below, and then read this article: www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6970440.ece (Make sure you click on the arrows under the picture in the article so you can see the evolution of this painting.)
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