Sunday, October 16, 2022

STL DPB ON THE ROAD - THE EASY PART OF PORTOBELLO ROAD

Portobello Road, in the Notting Hill area of London, is known for its antiques dealers. On Saturdays, everything you could imagine is sold in stalls in the street in front of the usual shops. It turns right from this viewpoint, becoming much narrower and horribly crowded. We used to go to London in the winter to avoid the crowds but on a mild October day the hoard was too much for us.

As I mentioned on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10160630841302313&set=a.128314812312 , we have canceled the Paris half of our trip. Mass French labor protests could slow life to a crawl. There is a risk the air traffic controllers could go out on strike, which could leave thousands stranded. We're playing safe and going home from London on Tuesday.             

2 comments:

roentare said...

Sorry about the cancellation of France trip. The yellow building looks quite provincial!

William Kendall said...

Well composed shot, Bob. It makes sense to go.