Day 2 - London - Blogabond

so... after a little bit of planning and advice from our host, we set off bright and early in the morning (ok, not that bright considering d gloomy weather of London)...

first stop, Portobello Market in Notting Hill.

Streets leading to Portobello Market

this is 1 of d closest place we can walk to from where we are staying.
the market aint as busy as it would be on weekends and some stalls were not open... but it works for us as we probably enjoy the walk more that way.
there are quite a lot of antiques shops and it's actually cool to see some really old toys, little tools, bottles, etc.
the fresh food market was very tempting indeed and i couldn't resist buying something in the end...

Portobello Market, Notting Hill

Strawberries!

we headed for the nearby Kensington Garden afterwards... after getting lunch on the way, we decided to picnic there.
ok maybe not exactly a picnic cos it was tooo freaking COLD to sit on the grass even with a ground sheet!
so there we were, having lunch, watching dogs, joggers, and familes goes by, occasionally a pigeon or 2 tried to sneak up and steal our food
but we manage to fight them off... it actually feels really good sitting in a huge n beautiful garden...

Eve & me having lunch in Kensington Garden, London

besides the fat squirrels running around freely in the garden, we did manage to see the famous gold statue at the Albert Memorial.

Albert Memorial Hall in Kensington Garden, London

it was a HUUUUGE statue... far larger than what the photos made it out to be! there's also the Royal Albert Hall which is directly opposite the gold statue. was hoping to watch something there but it cost way too much!

the day ended with us going to Harrod's which is kinda like a really posh Mustafa Centre... anything u need, u can pretty much get it there... from food to furniture to shoes and jet ski!?!

then it's dinner with our pal from uni Kat that we havent seen in a while... a familiar face in a foreign land always brings warmth to the heart...

Katherain & me in front of Covent Garden Market

so we'll be heading to Oxford tomorrow, a historic town full of academic high flyers (gosh how i hate them! ok fine, i'm just jealous!)
should be a history lesson in the trip itself!

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wangyng on March 27, 2008 from London, United Kingdom

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I just don't have any words to explain this fantastic post. I really wanna visit the beautiful old streets of london finally gotta chance to see some amazing pic of those streets. I really thankful to the author.Many thanks to you and i wish myself there with you in those streets very soon . May GOD bless both of us.

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