Thursday, 1 July 2010

1 Ladbroke Square, Flat 4, November 2007 - June 2010

We wrote a lot about our travels, but rarely about time spent in and around our home in Notting Hill.  Here is a random sample of pictures from our neighborhood and around London.
Feasting at Proms

Proms

At the Proms, probably getting late




Ice skating in the Tower of London "moat"

Skating with Jason




The Beijing Olympic torch passed right by our flat.

A day at the races...Ascot

With Rob and Jean in the Tate Moderm

Freshly chopped hair

Moroccan night with Theresa, Vic, Jeff, Marie

Jen, Jason, and Erin

Proms 2008

Proms 2008

Heather and Russell at our White Party

Elisa, Rob, Jason, Heather & Russell

Ah, Jimmy

Thanksgiving.  J&J hosted. We cooked.

A posher Thanksgiving at the Bettenhugheses

That didn't last long

No idea where the torch came from

Ladbroke Square Garden across the street 

The shops along Holland Park near our flat

Elise's hen do

Skype helped us keep in touch with family

View from our guest room

Anniversary dinner?  or maybe Eric's birthday in LSG

Happy 29th to Eric!

Three year anniversary

A picnic dinner of meat pies from Lidgate Butcher


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Our good-bye lunch at The Oak in Notting Hill

We made some great friends and we'll never forget them.

Inside Holland Park

Our doctors office is the third on the right

Shops along Holland Park

A great butcher shop

Our local pub, one block from home.  The Ladbroke Arms

Our flat is the first one on the right.
Erin in Notting Hill

Portobello Market is always crowded

Portobello Market antiques...

...and entertainers...

...and tourist tat...

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The food is a mixed bag, but some of it is amazing.

We ate a lot of feta stuffed olive's from these nice ladies.


Mustafa and Big Hamza make...

...the best falafel pita IN THE WORLD.

Row houses in Notting Hill

Cafe Garcia on Portobello Market. Great Manchego and drinking chocolate.


On Holland Park


Looking up Portobello Road on a typical Saturday

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Grocery shopping




Our framed "how to swim" cards came from here