One Year Ago

It was one year ago yesterday that I returned from my 6 week stay in London.
I still miss it, still want to go back.
It's my favorite city in the world, and those 6 weeks were some of the best of my life.
I will make it back there some day, for an extended period of time.

London Files- Hyde Park

Hyde Park is the most amazing park I have ever been to.
When I was there, the weather was perfect every day.
Everyone is happy.
It's extremely clean.
There's beautiful sculptures and statues everywhere.
People are having picnics left and right.
Kensington Palace is there.
On one side you have Kensington High Street
and on the other you have Notting Hill.
Doesn't get much better than that.

plus there's a lake and the hugest swans I've ever seen.

London Files- South Bank

One of the greatest things about London is how the history of the city is so visible. Everywhere you go,you see the very old right next to the very new. It makes for a gorgeous city.

South Bank is one of the places where this juxtaposition is most obvious.
Across from Westminster Abbey you get something like the London Eye, and on the way to Shakespeare's rebuilt Globe Theatre you walk through skateparks and come across landmarks like the Millennium Bridge and the oh-so-modern-looking Tate Modern, which I still regret never making it to! But I'll get there.

The time I spent at South Bank- going to the museums, taking a film and television tour, taking a trip on the London Eye, wandering into the Globe Theatre, having a drink looking over the Thames- these are some of my fondest memories of the time I spent there.

You better go see it.

London Markets- Portobello

It has come to my attention that I have neglected to truly share any of my London experience in here.
I was there for six weeks, and during that time I was so busy, and I was still wrapping my head around the direction of this blog, so I am going to make sure I periodically make some London posts, until I run out of stuff. When that happens, I think it'll be about time to go back. I love it there.

I have to say that probably my favorite thing about London are all of the huge outdoor-ish markets. I wish I had more time to explore all of them-it is my goal to see them all. One of the first places I truly explored was Portobello Market. When I first laid eyes upon it, I knew that I was in love with the city. Portobello sells everything under the sun- from delicious olives and cheese to fur coats to antique cameras and ancient telescopes. You've probably heard of it before, or you've at least seen the movie Notting Hill but I'm telling you, that movie does it no justice. It's just something you have to see for yourself on a beautiful London Saturday.