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Our last days in London : Portobello, Camden Town and ….

We left London on the 8th of January and it was not easy to pack our staff to come back to Maputo….
I love London since the first time I visited it : I was just 16 years old then….
Each time I go there I leave a piece of my heart !!!!!

During our last week of stay, we went to Portobello Road and Camden Town the same day, while some days later we reached the South Bank and we walked to the London Bridge, the Tower of London and Saint Paul …. we were exhausted, but so delighted!!!!! ;oD
















Tobia and the loved HMS Belfast...















…. bye bye London!!!

xxxx Alessandra

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  1. Hello Ale! It's a shame your visit to London has come to an end, but it looks like you had a busy and lovely time there! :)
    Have a nice week!
    Ingrid xx
    http://myfunkycrochet.blogspot.be

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    1. I love to go to London, each time!!!!!
      xxxxxx Ale

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  2. Thanks for sharing your photographs, I liked to see them, and I will show the board for teenagers to my son, who is still living at our place, the Mama Hotel, hahahaha.....!!! (it's a joke, I love having him around me) byebye

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    1. I took the pictures for my sons ….!!!!
      I love to have them around, too, but sometimes ….. ;oD
      xxxxxx Ale

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  3. Great pics! London is great, I was there once with school. But I want to go back with my family. Love Tinie

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  4. I feel the samen about London. I absolutely would like to live there.
    The English are SO friendly and full of jokes.
    Unfortunately, life is very expensive in London, don't you think so? Just eating there costs heaps of money, and then I am not even talking about the houseprices.
    The prices to buy a little appartment are outragous, even if you look 20 kms or so further away. We can't afford it. Have to stay on living right here in Belgium. :)

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    1. without any doubt : London is really expensive!!! we cannot afford a house over there, even after 10 years of expat life!
      I think it's better to look for a house just outside the city, in little towns with a good train connection to London!!!! We'll see !!! ;oD
      xxxxx Ale

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  6. Nice! Makes me want to go back to visit!!
    Kate :}

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  7. Amazing pictures of London! ❤️❤️X Chantal

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  8. Nice, nice, nice!!! I want that sign-board 'Your mother doesn't work here, clean your own mess'. We just moved our daughter to another room, believe me it was terrible... ;-)
    Greetings from Marijke

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  9. So many more great places that I haven't been to! A great end to your visit! xx

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  10. Sounds like you had an amazing holiday together! Especially like all the signs in the first photo. ;-)

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  11. Thank you for sharing these lovely photos! I quite enjoyed going through them and must say I find the sayings for teenagers hilarious!

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  12. Londra è strepitosa e il tuo reportage davvero simpatico ! Consolati , sarebbe stato difficile tornare a casa in qualunque posto nel mondo, dopo essere stati li !
    Un abbraccio e buona giornata
    Maddalena

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  13. Oh, it looks like you had such a fab time, London is a wonderful place to explore, isn't it?!
    Wishing you a happy week,
    Sarah @ Annaboo's House

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    1. As you said : London is wonderful!!! ;oD
      happy week to you, too, Sarah!
      xxxxxx Ale

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  14. Ale, I love these photos! I am going to London this Summer and these make me so excited to be there. Lovely!!!

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  15. I haven't been to either market for years, but I used to go regularly. Once upon a time I lived not so far from Tower bridge, and used to walk across the bridge everyday to work in a wine bar on Fleet Street! This was in between my travels. You covered a lot of distance, sightseeing is knackering isn't it! I'm sure you will come again. X

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