Notting Hill

Isn't it fun when your technology hits a glitch and the 2nd installment of a story comes out before the first?  Whoops.  Here's what was supposed to have been posted over the weekend...

The Notting Hill Market was one of the "must see" places to go on our list of things to do while in London. (Again because of all the extensive research we did prior to our trip: reading one travel book and watching the movie Notting Hill.) Although quite a zoo on a Saturday, I was very happy that we went. 

This would have been the most perfect place to get an 18th century cheese knife as a keepsake from our trip.  Did I?  Nope. To remember our trip, I got a pair of sandals as the shoes I brought with me gave me open wounds on the 2nd day of our trip, and then we bought a toy for Barkley.  Yes I know, neither one of those items are keepsakes...but 1217 pictures we took should suffice.  That's how we will always remember our trip, long after Barkley has chewed her toy to bits. 

Notting Hill (take 2)

While on Portobello road, we stopped into Stumper and Fielding.  Talk about a great spot to pick up a hat or scarf for the blustery, quite similarly to San Francisco (read: it's cold there too in the summer!) weather.  Although, we didn't buy anything, we did a have a great time looking around. 

and just when you thought I was finished showing you pictures of the Notting Hill market...here's a few more.

[What do I see? A Westie pillow case? Tempting, but no.]

[Hmm... We weren't the only people that had the bright idea to go to the market!]

[meet me at the pizza place.  which one? oh you know, the one where they drove a car inside...]