London Recap: Part Two

Hi everyone! Hope you had a great weekend. As I sit here and reminisce about my recent European travels, I feel so fortunate to have such good friends to have traveled with and great memories to look back on that I will cherish forever.

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I’m going to pick up where Erin left off, after lunch at the delicious Sushi Samba. The group went separate ways – I stopped by Notting Hill and had some tea on that rainy afternoon before heading to my next activity.

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Before going to London there was someone my friend back home connected me with. Sally is a successful calligrapher from the states and has been in London for 30 years working as a freelance calligrapher. Over wine and some small bites we discussed her journey overseas, the work she does, and her life in London now. I saw a lot of her intricate pieces of work, from cake tins to wedding invitations to her drawings on serving platters and plates. I recently took a calligraphy class so this was definitely up my alley! It is always good to talk to people and learn from them to get perspective.

Afterward, I met back up with the girls and we had dinner at a Thai Restaurant called Suda. It was a late dinner filled with delicious food and even better company!

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The next few days we were in Prague and Brussels… posts on that coming later.

When we returned back from our travels, I for one was happy to be back in London. London felt like home the whole time we were there. One of my favorite times was a late night walk with another one of the girls. It was the first night we arrived and so we were a bit off schedule with time and jet lag, so we decided to take a walk.

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We knew where we wanted to go, and how to get there, but I didn’t know how familiar it would be to walk the streets I once walked four years ago and what would come over me when I did it. As we walked and moved with the city, tracing our old steps, it was the most serene, peaceful feeling I can describe. We both knew what turns to take and what stairs to go down without speaking a word to each other. It was the best feeling.

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The next few days were our last in London, seeing sights for the last time and soaking it all in. We explored Notting Hill on a busy Saturday afternoon when the market was lively, had lunch and a few ciders at a pub near Covent Garden, and even stopped by Twinings to pick up some tea for loved ones back home.

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Our departures from London were all at different times and all a bit bittersweet; I remember a feeling of not wanting it to end but ready to get back to “reality” as they call it. London will always hold a special place in my heart. Hope you enjoy the pictures and more to come!

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