Once upon a time

in a land far far away,
a twinkle-eyed girl and her best friend
were ready to embark on their first adventure together in the big city of London ♥

It was raining pitter-patter that Saturday morning, making it quite a chilly day
and the fact that they did not bring an umbrella an annoying one.
Despite the gloomy weather, they both ventured out anyway
into this huge market place called the Portobello Market ♥

They arrived on the road sign that says Portobello Market
and started their long journey through it.
There they found tonnes of people who seemed to have come
with the same purpose in mind ♥

Nevertheless, the crowd and the rain did not stopped them
from having the best time of their lives ♥

They browsed through throngs of little shops and stalls,
marvelled at vintage jewelry and antiques,
fresh fruits and greens around them,
and in the midst of it all,
the girl insisted on going in to the hummingbird bakery
though it was packed, filled with people ♥

They made lovely, lovely purchases to their hearts' content
as they regretfully reached the end of the Market ♥

But fear not, their adventure does not end there!

From the market, they headed to another magical place called the Regent's Park.
The girl was truly excited when they first arrived,
so amazed she was at the sight of rows and rows of roses ♥

The heady scent of roses filled the air and a smile was etched permanently in her heart
throughout the whole day.
The boy and the girl took their time to explore the gardens,
stopping to smell the different coloured (so many shades of red, pink, peach, yellow, white, etc),
and special, beautifully named roses along the way ♥

There, they had the sweetest little picnic of their own,
tasting the strawberry rose cupcake (AMAZING!) and
juicy strawberries that they had bought at the market earlier.

As they sat down to admire the view,
they glimpsed a bridal party capturing their beautiful moments at the park
and this brought warmth into their hearts ♥

After the delightful meal, they continued to explore the Japanese gardens
and found little ducks swimming in the lake.
The girl wanted to feed the ducks but alas,
they had eaten up all their food with none to spare ♥

And so it was as the day went by, they walked and walked
until evening came and their feet were too tired to take another step.

Although the girl and the boy were tired,
both their hearts were full with contentment
and they went home with beautiful rose scent
and wonderful, colourful memories of the city to store in their memory vault.
(well, to be honest, they didn't really go home,
in fact their adventure continued to the Royal Opera House
where they watched the hauntingly beautiful Ondine ballet
but that's a story for another day)

The end ♥