Kensington is a well heeled suburb in central London of classic four storey white brick terrace houses enclosed by black wrought iron fences, with flowers spilling out of window boxes. Private gardens surrounded by hedges dot the suburb, which local residents are given a key to enjoy. For those who need more room to move it is bordered by the green expanses of Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park to the North. To the south is the suburb of Chelsea and the river Thames. The shopping district of Knightsbridge and the famous Harrods Department store is to the east. One can keep walking east to Westminster and Piccadilly Circus or catch The Underground at any of the conveniently located stations. For the traveller it provides a quiet nice place to stay within easy access to the centre of London.Kensington High Street is the main shopping district in Kensington and home of Louise’s favourite store, Marks & Spencers. We strolled up today so Louise could indulge herself. We would recommend the large food store, Whole Foods, for lunch, which has many different food stores. Further down the road is the camera store, Jessops, where a friendly staff member managed to fix our camera, so we are back in business.
We followed Earls Court road back past Earls Court Railway station (pictured above) back to our hotel. Before continuing along Cromwell Road and into Brompton Road to the famous Harrod's Department Store (pictured below)
It's a very opulant department store, and tastefully presented in an Egyptian theme. It's worth wandering around even if you don't buy anything.There is a memorial to Dodi and Diana inside the store (pictured below).
We did a fair bit of walking by our standards, and went back to the hotel to relax. Tomorrow we are going to see Jersey Boys in the West End.
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Harrods Department Store
website: http://www.harrods.com/
