Day 3 brought us sunshine and warmth. In the late morning we ventured out to the Portobello Road Market in Notting Hill:
As you can see from the photo above, the Market was ridiculously crowded. Portobello Road Market is mainly an antique market and we had a fun time looking through veritable sea of antiques and shoppers. One of the cutest antique shops we browsed through was:
They had a great collection of old sports paraphernalia, scales, and much more. Near one of end of the Market there are a bunch of farmers market-style booths set up with an array of beautiful goods:
In addition to the produce and bread booths there were food vendors whipping up an intoxicating aroma of deliciousness. To name a few: paella the size of a table top and fresh pad thai:
We opted for the pad thai for a snack and loved every bite as we ate on someone's cute steps to their Notting Hill flat!
From Notting Hill we made our way over to Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery. Brian messed with the wrong lion in Trafalgar Square:
We had a fabulous time in the National Gallery gazing at some impressive artwork. We were particularly fond of da Vinci, Van Eyck and Seurat.
From the National Gallery we hopped on the tube back to our neighborhood, grabbed some snacks from the M&S and then walked to the enormous Hyde Park:
We found a nice view:
Unpacked our goodies:
And enjoyed a quiet little picnic in the park before heading back to the hotel:
Day 3 was a perfect mix of walking around soaking up the crisp fresh air and appreciating some lovely works of art.
Up next: Day 4, the Last Day
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