Our Year In London: Notting Hill / Portobello Road

We're becoming less mobile these days with the approach of Allie's due date being less than 2 weeks away. We did, however, venture out to Portobello Road and try our hand at the market.

Portobello Road wasn't necessarily top on my list of things to see, but it does offer some good pictures and a few takeaway items like fresh fruits and vegetables.

Part of the encouragement for us going was the good ol' 90's flick Notting Hill. For your viewing pleasure, I've included a reminder of the movie poster...

I can't say I was personally a major fan of the movie, but knowing there was a blue door and a book shop just minutes away from my home... was slightly intriguing.

So, what's the fuss with Notting Hill and Portobello Road? Well, there's this...

Oldie but a Goodie

I've decided I can approach Portobello Road as two different types of people.

There's the tourist in me that wants to see and experience as much of London as possible in the short time that we have. If this includes walking down a street with a bunch of random doo-dads that I don't need with way too many people, then I'm all in. If you want a miniature phone booth, a tea set, a hot dog and a pound of cherries all in the same stop, Portobello Road is PERFECT!

But, there's the [trying to be] local in me that wants nothing to do with crowded places and if I want a pound of cherries I'll order it online and have it delivered to my door for 99p.

Either way, we went and experienced all that Portobello Road had to offer. After all, the first shop was originated by somebody with the last name of Garth. That's gotta count for something.

Here's a few shots of the main road. Will you find a picture of the blue door or the travel shop? Nope. All that and we we didn't get to experience what Hugh experienced. Next time Hugh... next time.