Saturday 20 September 2008

Love is Portobello on a Weekend Morning

Portobello Market
begins here



The people of Portobello




You look wonderful, I told her, may I take your photo? And she smiled.



He sang American Pie with a voice that went straight through my heart.

The most beautiful stranger I've ever met.



Viagra, Pot, Paris, London


(The Good Fairy is a rabbit hole to jewellery wonderland.)





















Of course, no trip to Portobello should be without the frivolous Notting Hill fanatic chase (but I was on business... for the Hugh Grant Appreciation Club). I couldnt tell which was The Blue Door, so I took a photo of every blue door I could find..











This has to be it. The Blue Door. Who am I to argue with a sign?

But I secretly wish it could've been this one. Right where we began, only I didn't see it at first. Sign says: " Secret Beer Garden @ the Rear. Come snog in safety, they'll never know!"


Signing off,

your comrade


6 comments:

Unknown said...

wow! :D i totally love your photos! and the lady u took a photo of is so sweet! ^^

Anonymous said...

CHARM HAN!!!!!OMGG!!the photos r omfg AWESOME!!!X) u can totally become THE sartorialist blogster!!n omg i totally wana b there w u now..im SO STUCK HERE =(

Anonymous said...

HELLO. IMBA. I WANT TO GO LONDON AND DO SOME SHOPPING ALSO. STOP POSTING PICTURES THAT WILL MAKE PEOPLE LIKE ME STUCK IN SG SO TOOOOOT TOOOOOOOOOOOT JEALOUS- kc =)

Anonymous said...

l o l nice low-cut top :)

sigh, singapore is just really boring isnt it.

Marc Lim said...

Hey Charmaine,

after all these years, Portobello still looks the same! Two more things, the bread shop that you took a photo of has fantastic Ciabatta- grab that, head to tescos, grab smoked salmon and creme fraiche, and head to Kensington/Hyde park for tea. Other thing, there is this crazy german shop that sells fried sausages and schnitzel and what-not. It's really tasty, esp on a cold-wintry day.

Have fun and keep posting.

:)
Marc

Anonymous said...

Love your photos!!! Esp the 'most beautiful stranger' shot. She sort of reminds me of the gypsy I always wanted to elope with....

thriftless sighs!!!