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.
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| Feasting at Proms |
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| Proms |
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| At the Proms, probably getting late |
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| Ice skating in the Tower of London "moat" |
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| Skating with Jason |
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| The Beijing Olympic torch passed right by our flat. |
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| A day at the races...Ascot |
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| With Rob and Jean in the Tate Moderm |
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| Freshly chopped hair |
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| Moroccan night with Theresa, Vic, Jeff, Marie |
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| Jen, Jason, and Erin |
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| Proms 2008 |
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| Proms 2008 |
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| Heather and Russell at our White Party |
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| Elisa, Rob, Jason, Heather & Russell |
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| Ah, Jimmy |
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| Thanksgiving. J&J hosted. We cooked. |
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| A posher Thanksgiving at the Bettenhugheses |
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| That didn't last long |
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| No idea where the torch came from |
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| Ladbroke Square Garden across the street |
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| The shops along Holland Park near our flat |
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| Elise's hen do |
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| Skype helped us keep in touch with family |
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| View from our guest room |
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| Anniversary dinner? or maybe Eric's birthday in LSG |
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| Happy 29th to Eric! |
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| Three year anniversary |
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| A picnic dinner of meat pies from Lidgate Butcher |
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| Our good-bye lunch at The Oak in Notting Hill |
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| We made some great friends and we'll never forget them. |
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| Inside Holland Park |
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| Our doctors office is the third on the right |
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| Shops along Holland Park |
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| A great butcher shop |
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| Our local pub, one block from home. The Ladbroke Arms |
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| Our flat is the first one on the right. |
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| Erin in Notting Hill |
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| Portobello Market is always crowded |
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| Portobello Market antiques... |
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| ...and entertainers... |
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| ...and tourist tat... |
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| The food is a mixed bag, but some of it is amazing. |
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| We ate a lot of feta stuffed olive's from these nice ladies. |
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| Mustafa and Big Hamza make... |
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| ...the best falafel pita IN THE WORLD. |
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| Row houses in Notting Hill |
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| Cafe Garcia on Portobello Market. Great Manchego and drinking chocolate. |
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| On Holland Park |
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| Looking up Portobello Road on a typical Saturday |
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| Grocery shopping |
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| Our framed "how to swim" cards came from here |
