Day 16

July 26

As time go fast !!
Today I was the personnal guide for Chantal and Raymond for the second time. We first went at Harrods, The food hall, the size of the building, the quality and variety of the merchandise and the PRICES really impress my friends. I thought it would be better to be there as early as we can because it is the last day of the big sale. It was a good idea… We were there for about an hour and when we leave, it was full of crowd already. We then walk toward Kensington Palace. On our way we saw Victoria and Albert museum, the Royal Albert Hall and the Albert memorial, Victoria really loved Albert. She want the name of Albert all over London. We had a chic lunch at l’Orangery at the palace.

After lunch, we decide to give a little visit at Notting Hill because we were so near. I will have to return, It is a very active market; absolutly different from the others I saw before in London. It is a cool hippy area. I love it. I am sorry I was so captivated by the area, I forgot to take pictures. Another reason to go back.

We’ve look for a bus to go on Trafalgar. The only one we saw was for Picadilly. We jump on it and the route was changed on the way for Oxford Circus. There was a so big trafic, the bus have to stop and we had to walk on Oxford Street for awhile. It is hell on Oxford street on saturday afternoon. All the big department stores have an address on Oxford St.. We could hardly walk. As soon as we can, we leave that street an found our way to the National Café were we experimente afternoon tea. We didn't go for the « big » afternoon tea but we had scone and tea. It was cool and relaxing after the walk on Oxford St.

We visit some rooms at the National Portrait Gallery and walk around Trafalgar Square to see where is the Citadines and the Sherlock Holmes pub. We decide to end the day with a nice supper at Le Café Des Amis at Covent Garden.

As you can see, it was all about eating today.