If you've seen the movie Notting Hill, then you've seen the Portobello Road Market. There's a great scene where Hugh Grant's character is walking past all of the vendor stalls as the weather changes from season to season. The Portobello Road Market is probably the most popular outdoor market in London, with vendors selling everything from produce to antiques to everything in between. Saturday is the busiest day as that's when all of the vendor stalls are occupied. The crowds were out in full force -- I think because of the holiday week, everything is going to be more crowded. We spent our morning perusing the stalls and enjoying the atmosphere.
Notting Hill is a fun neighborhood to walk around in. There's all kinds of neat shops, great architecture, and quiet streets once you get off the main road. We tried finding several of the filming sites from the movie, including what stood in for William Thacker's travel book shop. We hope to get back here before our week is up and explore a little more with hopefully a few less people.
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