{"id":598,"date":"2011-12-12T16:39:38","date_gmt":"2011-12-12T21:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingingin.com\/?page_id=598"},"modified":"2011-12-12T20:41:52","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T01:41:52","slug":"london-2011-day-one","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.livingingin.com\/?page_id=598","title":{"rendered":"London 2011: Day One"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n“My first visit to London was in March 2001, and I’d been itching to get back ever since. I finally made it happen ten years later. Upon my arrival at Heathrow, I took the Heathrow Express to Paddington Station, and then the tube to Notting Hill to get checked in to my room. Despite being severely jet-lagged, I needed to get out and start exploring the city. These photos are from the trip over, as well as the walk I took through Kensington and a few other spots around town.”<\/p>\n

From London 2011: Day One<\/a>, posted by David Cole<\/a> on 9\/06\/2011 (29 items)<\/p>\n

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My trip involved a short layover at Boston’s Logan Airport.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The Heathrow Express platforms at Paddington Station.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Paddington Station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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A small bronze stature of Paddington Bear<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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This is where I’m staying, a dorm room at Imperial College in Notting Hill. Nothing f…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Pembridge Gardens in Notting Hill<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Notting Hill’s famous Portobello Road is a short walk away.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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After being in airports and on airplanes for the past 12 hours, my first instinct was…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Pembridge Road in Notting Hill<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The area around the Notting Hill Gate tube station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Notting Hill Gate<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Americans are known throughout the world for the quality of their dry cleaning.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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The Churchill Arms in Kensington. This pub is mentioned on a few “best London pubs” l…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Taking a stroll through Kensington once I had gotten checked in to my room and settle…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Church of St. Mary Abbots in Kensington<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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I happened to catch a glimpse of one of the old Routemaster double-decker buses on Ke…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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A typical side street off Kensington Road<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Queen’s Gate to Kensington Gardens<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Royal Albert Hall<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The memorial to Prince Albert in Hyde Park<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Piccadilly Circus<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Sloane Square<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Sloane Square<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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A row of houses on Lower Sloane Street, just off Sloane Square<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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A District Line train pulling into Sloane Square station on the London Underground<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Back at Notting Hill Gate on the Circle Line<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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As I walked around I realized that my shoes were rapidly falling apart, so I headed o…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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St. Pancras International Station, the London terminus of the Eurostar train to conti…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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St. Pancras Station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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