Last up we took a bus to Notting Hill to explore. I loved wandering through the beautiful apartment buildings and shopping on Portobello Road. For dinner we stopped in The Distillery for one last hurrah before heading back to the Airbnb to pack and check in for our flights out the next morning. I’m so grateful to have had a chance to travel with my mom and sisters (and Alex our last few days) and see so many lovely parts of England. We will be back!
Chelsea
After our breakfast we wandered around Chelsea and did some shopping! There were still some leftover installations from the Chelsea Flower Show at a lot of the shops (which Sophie and I sadly missed due to our delayed flight) but it was still fun to see! We also stumbled across a beautiful rose garden at a church, too. Here are my favorite few photos from our time in Chelsea:
Peggy Porschen Chelsea
Our last morning in London we headed to Chelsea for our brunch reservation at Peggy Porschen! We had all been looking forward to visiting (especially my mom) and the beautiful pink restaurant did not disappoint. Our advice: have everyone at the table order a different dessert!
Back to London
Day 8 began with an early morning trip to the train station to head back to London and meet Alex! After a quick croissant at a cafe across from the station, we got all our bags loaded on the train one final time and were on our way. Once arriving and checking into our Airbnb the five of us headed to The British Museum. After exploring the huge museum we walked around Covent Gardens, did some shopping, and had dinner before our tickets to Six! Having visited Henry VIII’s Hampton Court at the beginning of our trip, this was the perfect show to round out our time in the UK. It’s amazing and I highly recommend getting tickets, especially in London. After the show we headed to bed to rest up before our last day in London!
Kensington
On day three Sophie and I got up early to visit Kensington Palace. We knew it wouldn’t be open but wanted to walk around the gardens and at least see it from the outside. Afterwards, we headed back to meet my mom and Grace to get a black cab to The Ritz. Our afternoon tea was a highlight of the trip! After tea we changed and then did some shopping. We walked through Harrods and stopped in Zara to get Grace and Sophie some warmer clothes before visiting the Victoria & Albert. Visiting the museum was one of my favorite parts of London when I studied abroad and was so grateful to get to visit again! It was another quintessential, rainy London day complete with seeing Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella in the West End!
Tower of London and Westminster Abbey
Day two started with breakfast at EL&N London before we took the tube to the Tower of London. We didn’t choose to go on the tour (I did in college and it’s great!) but walked around outside and got some great photos in front of Tower Bridge. Next, we got on a ferry that took us down the river to Westminster Abbey. It started pouring right as we got off the boat and the abbey was a welcome break from the rain. Afterwards we had a great lunch at a pub down the street and walked the mall to Buckingham Palace (as close as we were able to get with all the Jubilee setup going on). That night we had Indian takeout back in our Airbnb and got some rest before day three!
