Friday, October 11, 2013
I walked up to Notting Hill this morning and made my way to a restaurant that had been recommended to me. It's owned by a Palestinian and an Israeli, and it was pretty delicious. I walked around Notting Hill for a bit and it was quite adorable. Lots of shops, restaurants, tree-lined streets, etc. On my way up there, I happened to find a street that was closed off to the public (by car) that was made up of embassies and other very important/fancy looking houses. Quite extravagant!
After Notting Hill, I took the tube down to Westminster and walked over the to Thames and the London Eye. It was raining pretty heavily at this point, so my trip was short-lived, but it was cool to see the sites. Then, I headed over to Piccadilly Circus, which is sort of like a mini version of Times Square (very mini). I picked up an English soccer t-shirt for the match tonight (obviously) and walked around a bit. The rain got the best of me and I hopped back on the tube up to Kenginston. I found a little cafe near my hotel, where I dined on vegetable soup and a butternut squash wrap, finished off with some sticky toffee pudding (my guess as to how Londoners survive the rain) and some mint tea, while reading a book on my iPad. I can't remember that last time I just sat and read, without any place to be or anything to worry about. It was beyond delightful and made me want to make time for that back home. I'm resting now before heading off to Wembley tonight for the match.
The soccer match at Wembley was incredible (England v. Montenegro) in a World Cup Qualifier match. I was at the 50 yd line about 10 rows up and could hear everything the players were saying, I could see their facial expressions before they made an incredible pass, etc. It was such a cool/exciting experience, and I loved the singing and comraderie of the game!!!!
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