Okay, just kidding, there was no sighting of any sort, although we did check out a few of the filming locations for the movie Notting Hill, starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts, which is one of my many favorite romantic comedy movies.
Saturday morning, we made our way to Portobello Road in Notting Hill to check out the weekly Portobello Market that is oh-so-famous. The streets were ridiculously crowded, as were the shops, and there wasn't much shopping done on our part considering we had a whiney toddler in tow. Apparently he was just sleepy, so once he fell asleep we were free to browse around. In the antiques section, we saw lots of silver and leather bags. There was also a food section with fruits and veggies as well as cooked meals. We will definitely have to go back there sans the kiddo sometime to check out all the cool antique stores on the street. I need to find something to ship back home although Chris disagrees!
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| Craziness! |
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| William Thacker's door in Notting Hill. |
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| Obviously, no filming took place in this building since there isn't anything above the door, like in the movie. |
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| The corner where William Thacker (Hugh Grant) runs into Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) and spills orange juice on her. |
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And, the Travel Bookshop that inspired William Thacker's travel bookshop in the movie.
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Maybe next time I will get lucky enough to have a Hugh Grant sighting! The only thing left to see in regards to this movie is the gate where Hugh Grant says "whoops a daisies" and Julia Robert's character calls him out for saying something that only little girls with ringlets say.
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