On a cold rainy Saturday in march of last year, I decided to visit the famous Portobello Market. Why I chose a day like that is beyond me, all I can say is maybe my subconscious was trying to cheer me up because I was going through alot at the time.
I am a lover of vintage stuff, and I love the thrill of finding unique trinkets with a lot of history, so you can imagine my excitement. Also, I had always wanted to visit Notting Hill since watching the movie of the same title starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts.
Here are a few pictures I took with my phone which surprisingly turned out good. The weather wasn't the best though but the pictures were okay.
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| These ladies had mesmerising voices that you can't help but stop for a listen!! |
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| How cool is this!! The entire store was filled with them! |
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| Oh hi Charlie Chaplin wannabe :) I almost missed you there. |
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| Vintage Cameras |
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| Front of a random store |
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| Rows and Rows of houses with all with different colours. |
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| A display of Art on the street with an Asian theme going on. |
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| This was displayed on a table outside. Aren't they lovely?! especially the tea set, how quaint! |
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| Awesome display inside the All Saints store, couldn't resist a snap. |
Below are a few images from a store I stopped by, I can't remember the name but I had a grand time in there. There was shelves and shelves of cute stuff at reasonable prices might I add. And they also had these little signs with cute write ups, I snagged one me self. I promised myself I was gonna come back here when I get a place of my own, because they had a lot of amazing pieces that will make for good decor.
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| Trying on a mask. Excuse my face :) |
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| This dude was just stood there in the middle of the street blowing bubbles. I stood and watched him for a while lost in my thoughts. |
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| I stopped by this quirky store that had random household items with weird shapes and bright colours. |
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| Saw this dress whilst walking by and stopped to check it out, I quite liked it's simplicity. |
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| And here it is, the famous bookshop. It was called the travel bookshop in the movie. |
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| Like I said excuse my face, It was a rough couple of weeks. |
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| Spotted this when I was leaving and had to take a pic. Growing up my mum used to buy books for me here when she came to England. |
Even though it rained a lot, and I was in a bit of a gloomy mood myself, I had an enjoyable time. For all you vintage lovers and collectors of trinkets, Portobello Market is a must go for you whenever you're in England. It comes highly recommended. There are a lot of shops that sell stuff from vintage clothes and bags, accessories, collectibles and a lot of other lovely goods. Saturdays are the best time to visit, because that is the market day although it can get a bit crowded, but it's not too bad. And BTW they have lovely scarves and handmade goodies as well plus a variety of street food that has your mouth watering just by the smell.
I hope you enjoyed this post and hope you have a lovely week.
ciao,
meera
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