Notting Hill is just around the corner of Maida Vale. Here Julia Roberts fell in love with Hugh Grant, owner of a small bookshop, in the film named after this area. But today's main attractions are the Notting Hill Carnival which will take place later this year and the Portobello Road market. It's said to be the biggest antique (and vintage) market, added up by clothes, fruit, vegetables and fish stands. One could stroll there forever. After entering some of the shops you realize that you in fact have entered a conglomerate of shops.
I spent some time browsing through historic prints (and found a nice one for my grandmother's birthday designed by Beatrix Potter). I especially liked the clothes section too. Quite a few young designers present their collections on the northern end of Portobello Road. The trend seams to be "vintage", that is either second-hand, made from old materials or looking as if old.
For a moment I was tempted to try Mash and Pie, a typical London dish, but then decided to go for an extremely nice Palestinian breakfast accopanied by a tea flavoured with sage (maramia). And I treated myself with a silver ring and a new necklace. Couldn't resist in the face of so many nice things.
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