Going my way?

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The loneliness has subsided after my day out in London today. I needed a plan since staying in for any extended period of time could lead to boredom. It was a beautiful and very sunny Saturday (apparently it reached 33 degrees) so I decided on Portobello Markets. I find the trains and the tube very simple so far, so had no trouble reached Notting Hill Gate. From there I followed the crowd to Portobello Road, and the market which I know as setting the scene in Notting Hill the film (I was almost expecting Hugh Grant to come around the corner and spill a coffee on me). Alas there were no movie star encounters, but I did find some antique bargains and a cute red dress. It is a huge market, but being alone I was able to manoeuvre through crowds and not stop at every stall, and conquer the entire market and road. At one point the stalls turn into a food market and I picked up a large punet of strawberries for one pound fifty. I had a tasty lunch and then sweated it off in the stifling heat and crowds. I then walked to a station that was about twenty minutes from where the market finished and was on my train line back to the flat in Watford. Soon after I got home Hilary and Ivor headed out for dinner in town with friends. I’ve since chilled out (and cooled down) after a shower and watching my first ever episode of Skins (Bristol here I come!). Soon to bed.

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