Day 7

On Sunday, 7/25, we woke up for our last day in England, and finally got our traditional English breakfast from our hotel. We decided to head back into the city and go to Harrod's again, so took the Tube to Knightsbridge. We explored the Food Halls again, and went to the Cafe for the traditional Scones with Clotted Cream and Jam and Hot Cocoa (my other favorite thing to do at Harrod's). We found the "old map" room where Jared got absorbed looking at US maps from the 1700's, before I could convince him that there was no justifiable way to spend $2000 on an antique map at this point in our lives... or probably ever.

After we left Harrod's, we walked through Kensington Park where a big triathlon was occurring, and stumbled upon the Princess Diana Fountain, where we stopped for a rest to soak our feet. I wanted to take Jared to Notting Hill, so walked along the edge of Kensington Gardens and stumbled upon a beautiful street that housed all the different country's Embassy's. Jared promptly decided that he now wants to be an Ambassador.

Portobello Road in Notting Hill.

Notting Hill.

When we finally reached Notting Hill, we meandered around Portobello Market for a bit, before Tubing it back to Richmond.

Richmond Park.

When we got back to Richmond, we rested at the hotel for a bit, and then headed up the hill to another of my favorite pubs, "The Marlborough" which has a delightful beer garden out back. We had a drink and then decided we were hungry enough for dinner, so headed to Pizza Express, another of my favorite Richmond spots (which we also have in Dubai, coincidentally). Yummy pizza and Ben & Jerry's for dessert on the River and our last night in England was complete.

View toward the River from Richmond Park.

Another view of the terraced gardens.