If you have the chance, as I did, to visit Notting Hill and the famous vintage market that runs on a Saturday I would highly recommend it. The area is absolutely bustling with people and interesting stalls. You can buy everything from obscure vintage mushroom prints to vintage cameras to waffles. I would recommend the waffles. I almost caved and bought myself a vintage camera but instead purchased a print from the 1920s and some other cute nick nacks. I really did love this area of London. I mean, look at those buildings! There were a couple side by side in different shades of purple that I fell in love with. How could you not?
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"It is a commonplace, but we cannot help repeating it, that St Paul's dominates London. It swells like a great grey bubble from a distance; it looms over us, huge and menacing, as we approach."
- Virginia Woolf in "The London Scene".
Before getting to see Tower Bridge open up to let a Navy ship pass through, Mel, her cousin Shane and I climbed all the way to the top of the Monument. My gosh, that was A GIGANTIC AMOUNT OF STEPS. My legs were shaking by the top. Halfway through the climb Melissa and I looked at each other, silently asking "Seriously, how many more steps can there be?". There was a lot more. It was worth the climb though for the view. One can see all over the City, from Tower Bridge to the Shard and over to the Gherkin.
A little bit of background: The Monument was built to commemorate the Great Fire of 1666, which started in a baker's home on Pudding Lane exactly 61 metres from the column. That is also the exact height of The Monument, which was built by Christopher Wren. It was a good start to our day exploring the City, as we were able to gain our bearings (though after 311 steps, our legs weren't quite up to taking us anywhere). |
Hi! I'm Louise. I am a writer, photographer, traveler, book fanatic and blogger. I love to post about my adventures and the little things I do that make life fun.
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