Walk from Notting Hill back along Kensington Gardens and then up Queensway. Is it just imagination or is it going, happily, a bit downscale again? A bit more in the way of shops spilling out onto the sidewalk and a bit less in the way of chains. More like we remember from 20 years ago? Or is this wishful thinking? Stop at Baron's hotel. Are they still there? Yes, and still remember us. We'll be back.
There's a little Tesco there that always has excellent mark-downs - things with absolutely nothing wrong that they're clearing - so we get some strawberries and blackberries. Beautiful looking - and tasting too, it turns out.
JAWORSKI TRAVELS