February

Portobello Road

February 2023
Bedknobs and broomsticks was one of my most watched films as a child. In my favourite scene David Tomlinson’s character Mr Browne takes Miss Price, played by Angela Lansbury, and the Rawlins children (evacuated from London during the Battle of Britain) to Portobello road. They search the stalls for a book with the spell “Substitutiary Locomotion”, and sing the Portobello road song thats been captured in my memory ever since. Since first watching Bedknobs and Broomosticks I’ve wanted to visit the famous Portobello Road. Now an adult living in London I could fulfil my childhood wish!

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Upstairs

February 2022
After Wicked, our postponed birthday celebrations continued with an evening meal at Upstairs. Upstairs is the sister restaurant to Clapham’s Michelin star restaurant Trinity, and can literally be found up the stairs from Trinity. As its non-Michelin star sister restaurant, Upstairs is more budget friendly whilst still being a special meal out.

By girloutandabout, ago