Portabello Road Market

On Saturday we explored Portabello Road Market, which is only open on Fridays and Saturdays. There was everything you could imagine available, including fresh produce, antiques, Moroccan food stands, flowers and clothes. The market prices weren't bad but if you stopped in at the cafes or stores that lined the streets you could expect to shell out pounds. My mom and I stopped for two coffees and a cheese and onion pie (quiche) and it was about 15 pounds (thirty dollars).








Wandering away from the market led us to a great pub that served us our first fish and chips. Here in England, pubs have just about the same menu whether or not you are in the country or in the West End of London. The appetizers generally have stuffed mushrooms, chicken and prawn skewers (prawns are very popular here), chips, etc. and the main courses are the same everywhere also and include some kind of minced meat pie, fish and chips and a beef dish. Later, we took a look around Notting Hill and then caught a cab to the Victoria Albert Museum. The V&A had an exhibit displaying Lee Miller photos that had a span of subjects, but had her most famous WWII pictures and a section with her work from Vogue.

These are everywhere and I couldn't help sending a picture home...

The front of the Victoria Albert Museum. The London Fashion Week tents were next door.