Hello friends.
My daughter and I took a trip to London in the middle of June. We took a late flight on Thursday, June 18th, and arrived in London on Friday, June 19, 2026, in the afternoon.
Come along with me as I share about my trip to London, England.
Once we landed, my daughter and I took the tube to the Kensington area where we would be staying in an Airbnb. This was a new area for us and we both liked it.
We found a cute restaurant called Maggie Jones to sit and cool off for a bit and have lunch.
The restaurant was cozy and rustic, decorated with dried flower-filled baskets that hung from the ceiling. The food, service, and staff were great. My daughter had steak and fries, and I had Dover sole with veggies and mashed potatoes.
This is what the block looked like where we were staying in our Airbnb. We had a studio located in a fourth-floor walk-up. There were over 80 steps to get up to our apartment! The room was small, but it was clean with a bathroom. Just perfect for the two of us.
We were able to go to our apartment to unpack and relax. We were in walking distance to the Kensington Gardens and decided to spend some time in the park.
It was a beautiful day to walk around the park.
My daughter and I posing in front of the Queen Victoria statue.
It was so nice to sit and relax on a bench and watch the ducks swim in the water.
After we left the park, we went back to the apartment to relax. We found a restaurant in the area called Eve. It was a lively restaurant with good food.
We shared a pasta dish, French fries, and a Cesar salad, which were all delicious.
This was our view of the sky from our room. The sun set late around 10:00 pm each night.
We both had a great first day in London. To be continued...
If you would like to read more about my trip to London, England last year, you can click here. I also went to London, England in 2023, and you can read about that here.
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Julie
That looks like a very pleasant first day! Kensington looks beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a beautiful area to stay in. You earned that delicious meal after climbing all those stairs!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you had a lovely trip. The outside of the Airbnb looks so fancy and the park looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful, I love London. Thanks for taking me along.
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A lovely trip for you and your daughter. The Airbnb looks great. How fun to explore and relax. Finding good restaurants is wonderful. Looking forward to hearing more.
ReplyDeleteThe block you stayed on looks dreamy, but 80 steps to your flat! Yowza, bet all of your zumba paid off running up and down those stairs!! Haha!! Can't wait to see more!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like such a fun trip! I love a quick weekend away and London is super dreamy!! The airbnb sounded nice even with all of those steps. The food looked really good. A great first day!
ReplyDeleteThat is such a lovely area to stay. It sounds like a great start to your trip.
ReplyDeleteThe start of a great trip - and staying in Kensington is perfect. So much to see and do, and great connections with the tube. Looking forward to the rest of your trip posts!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful trip for you and your daughter, Julie. How great to have the park so close and I guess you burned off calories by walking 80 flights of steps!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely cannot wait for part 2! London is my favorite city and I always enjoy seeing the spots others find. (The prices on that menu felt incredibly reasonable compared to Michigan prices!)
ReplyDeleteAs someone who lives in London I'm always intrigued to see trip reports from visitors. You chose a lovely area and we have been blessed with good weather this summer. Maybe you would like to join my weekly link-up (every Tuesday for a week). Visiting from Talking about it Tuesdays
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a fun trip. The restaurant looks cozy. I am a new follower to your blog and will continue reading throughout the day
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful time. London is a great city.
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