London, the end

When it comes to romance movies Notting Hill is one of my all time favorites. So whilst in the Notting Hill neighborhood in London, I just had to stop by that infamous travel bookshop. It's a really lovely shop; I could spend hours there! Unfortunately the Books for Cooks shop on the opposite side of the street was closed.

Well, this is the last of my UK posts for now. You can find them all with the label UK and here is the London set on my Flickr.

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EDIT: The sewing machines are on display in All Saints shops in London. Thanks Janne for reminding me of the shop's name!

London, part X

After bangers and mash at Charlie's Portobello Road Café I had an amazing chocolate cupcake at The Hummingbird Bakery.

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London, part IX

Houses and roses on Portobello Road, Notting Hill.

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Bath

After three days of hen do in Centre Parcs Longleat Forest, we headed back to London to fly home to Bergen. We changed trains in Bath, which made me think of Susannah who lives there. The lady I talked to on the train, said Bath is a beautiful city. I guess I should make a proper visit one day.

PS: Only three more posts and I'm done with my UK photos for now.

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Longleat forest, part III

So, I really could not get enough of that light in Longleat Forest. Seriously!

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Longleat forest, part II

Another thing I loved about Longleat Forest, except the trees and the light, was all the gorgeous green. The tree trekking was pretty awesome too, but also pretty scary.

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Longleat forest, part I

The reason for my trip to London and the UK in the middle of June was my friend Theresa's hen do. She is getting married to my friend (and one of our talented wedding photographers) Espen on Saturday! Theresa's lovely maid of honour Adele organized a fabulous hen do in Center Parcs Longleat Forest, close to Warminster in south west UK.

We don't really have anything like Centre Parcs in Norway. We have what we call allemannsretten, literally all men's right (Wikipedia on freedom to roam). In general people do stuff outdoors on their own, not so much in an organized setting like Centre Parcs. So, I was curious to see what Centre Parcs Longleat Forest had to offer. One obvious thing was trees. Who knew giant redwood trees (top photo) could be so beautiful?! And light. Oh the light! (Yeah, I'm a nature loving nerd.)

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London, part VIII

My stroll along South Bank ended at the amazing Borough Market. There is nothing like it in Bergen, except from Kjøttbasaren, which is kind of a tiny similar market, but then again not the same. I must say, Borough Market blew me away. I loved it! Such an inviting and photogenic place for a food and photography lover like me. It instantly made me want to cook all kinds of delicious meals. I wish Sølve was there with me; I know he would have loved it too. The next time we are in London, we have to go to Borough market and then we need a kitchen. ASAP! ;-)

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London, part VII

After the slow morning at Charlotte's place, I headed out to explore South Bank - on Charlotte's recommendation. I caught some beautiful light on film inside National Theatre, after a yummy Matador pie at Pieminister at Gabriel's Wharf, I saw a man making an elephant in the sand. Outside Tate Modern I admired the birch trees and inside I enjoyed the photo exhibition Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera. Good times!

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London, part VI

Charlotte and I had a slow morning after our night out. We hung out in her kitchen; talking, drinking tea and eating toast with jam. To me that is so British! Charlotte and her boyfriend have a really beautiful home - I could move right in! Thank you so much again, C, for letting me stay at your place.

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London, part V

Drinks at Princess Louise was followed by dinner. Afterwards we went on to Great Queen Street, which is conveniently located in Great Queen Street, no confusion here (quote Mathias). I remember I had fish and that is was really good, other than that I just remember the great atmosphere and the lovely company of Charlotte, Brian and Mathias. I also learnt that Fuji Velvia 50 film needs more light than this restaurant can provide in the evening.