There's a Place on Warwick Avenue

Now that I have written about the most famous locations in London, I want to share with you my home in London. I had the pleasure of living at 29 Clifton Gardens, London W9 1AR. Clifton Gardens was located right around the corner from the Warwick Avenue tube stop. This area is also known as Maida Vale. This area of London is known to be very "posh" because of the exquisite homes and high income families that live in this area. I loved living in this area because right down the block from my flat was a cute little village with a few restaurants, a grocery store, and a few clothing stores. It was the ideal place for an American to live since it wasn't in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the city. The area around Maida Vale was quiet, relaxing, and only a 20 minute tube ride to central London. Below is a picture of Clifton Gardens taken on my last day in London.

Maida Vale was in extremely close walking distance to some of my favorite parts of London. For example, Notting Hill was only a 25 minute walk from my flat. Notting Hill is famous for the Portobello Road Market, which is mainly held every weekend. The street is completely closed off on the weekends and is a large antique market. There is a food market with fresh fruit and various types of food trucks. My last week in London, I walked to Portobello Road and shopped for cute little trinkets to bring back for my dorm room to bring back some of London to Fordham.

Another fun aspect of Notting Hill is the Notting Hill Bookshop. Any readers Hugh Grant fans? Well, Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts starred in the movie Notting Hill, where Hugh Grant is a bookstore owner and falls in love with Julia Roberts, a movie start. The bookstore that Hugh Grant owns in the movie is in Notting Hill. Below is a picture of all my friends and I in front of the bookstore.

There is no other place in London that I would rather live. I got to call Maida Vale my home for 4 months, and I wouldn't replace it for the world. On Sunday mornings, my flatmates and I ate brunch at Baker and Spice, a restaurant right down the street from Clifton Gardens. We were able to walk to Abbey Road, Portobello Road, and Little Italy from our home. I'll never have an experience quite like living in this area with all of my friends.