South Kensington Day 7

Today was one of my favorite days because we got so much free time. After exploring Westminster Abbey (which was incredible), we headed to Harrod’s because some people wanted to look around. I have to say, Harrod’s was unlike anything I’ve ever seen before: a huge, maze like building, filled with very expensive brand clothes, shoes, furniture, food, toys, Porsches, books, electronics, literally everything. Afterwards we decided to walk down to South Kensington which, as of right now, has been my favorite part of the trip.

South Kensington is a place of obvious wealth, but that’s not what is attractive to me, rather it’s the unique urban context and the facades that interested me. We walked through many squares, small parks, dead end streets, all lined with a mix of colorful and white town homes. I really like this area of London because all of the side streets and alleys seems to have a unique feeling but also were very connected to one another. While in South Kensington, we found a little bakery and grabbed a cupcake and jumped on the Tube to get to the office visit at Allies and Morrison.

South Kensington Tube station

House in South Kensington

The office visit to Allies and Morrison was great! I really liked the firm and the feeling it gave off. Their offices were very cool, and I really enjoyed looking through their projects. After dinner at Wagamama (which to my surprise, was pretty good), we spent the night in Chinatown and went to yet another bakery and got cake. Overall, today was a great day, however I’m a little disappointed that I just now discovered South Kensington, because I wish I had more time to explore.

Chinatown