London｜Notting Hill 🏡🌈
What’s fun in Notting Hill? First up, the legendary Portobello Road Market! 🛍️✨ Starting as a 19th-century produce market, it’s now famous for antiques, art, and vintage treasures, transforming into a bustling open-air weekend market every Saturday. Then there’s the rom-com magic—thanks to the movie Notting Hill, the pastel-colored houses became insta-famous, oozing artsy, whimsical charm. And let’s not forget the Notting Hill Carnival 🎉—held every last weekend of August, it’s grown into one of Europe’s biggest street festivals, bursting with Caribbean vibes, music, and dazzling costumes! We headed out around 9 AM 🚇 and hopped on the Tube to Notting Hill. Portobello Road was buzzing! 🏙️💃 Locals dominated the scene—parents with strollers, dog walkers, vintage hunters. We snagged a quirky art fridge magnet, sipped on strawberry smoothies 🍓, and indulged in a hearty brunch. Then we tried visiting the iconic bookshop 📚… but the crowd was INSANE, so we skipped it. 😅 Notting Hill urbanized in the mid-1800s and became a hub for Caribbean immigrants post-WWII. The Notting Hill Carnival kicked off in 1964, and today, the neighborhood is stunningly picturesque—think Gothic Revival churches, Victorian townhouses, and those insta-perfect pastel terraces. Rumor has it some residents, fed up with tourists, painted their houses black 🖤… but who knows if it’s true? #TravelTheWorld #UK #London #NottingHillVibes #PortobelloMarket #StreetCarnival #HiddenGems
