Peaceful Travels ★: Portobello Road

I love love love Saturday. Libby and I slept in, which is so marvelous after a long week, and then we went shopping on Portobello Road in Notting Hill. E

ach Saturday, merchants fill the streets to sell antiques, clothing, jewelry, fresh fruit etc. I thought I had died and gone to heaven. We started by going into Hummingbird Bakery, where they are known for their delicious cupcakes: I had a vanilla cupcake and Libby had carrot. Then we walked down and stopped into various shops and stands along the way, many of which were absolutely divine. One of the girls from work recommended I go into a vintage shop called One of a Kind where they sell crazy and interesting pieces of clothing, hats, shoes, jewelry etc. Kate Moss and other famous people shop there and have a special section in a hidden area of the shop. It was very cool but there were so many people it was hard to look around. If you walk further down the market, at the end there is a more vintage and unique section of clothing outside and I adored everything. I ended up with three shirts that I am obsessed with and I will post a picture of them! Some of the merchants make their own clothes or headbands or jewelry (one of the shirts I bought was screen printed by the girl selling).

After our feet were killing us, we decided to go grab a bite to eat. We ended up at The Portobello Organic Kitchen which turned out to be Italian food. Our lunch was delicious: All of the ingredients were extremely fresh from the cheese to the tomatoes to the bread. I would definitely recommend stopping in here for a light lunch- they are known for their fish and chips as well. On the way out of Notting Hill, we saw the Travel Bookshop that was in the film and I was way too excited! My mom and I love that movie! For dinner tonight Libby taught me how to make french omelets and they were so delicious! She also made fresh chips again (french fries)! Yum! Now we are just relaxing and it feels great! Xxxxx