March 27, 2020:
Today, on our daily exercise outing, we continued exploring the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. I was surprised to read that it is the smallest borough in London as it seems rather vast to me. It's a delightful district in which to wander, with distinct neighborhoods that include Notting Hill, Knightsbridge, Chelsea, and Kensington, each with its own character. Something all these neighborhoods have in common are private communal gardens restricted to residents of surrounding homes. There are over a hundred such gardens in the Royal Borough. Every few blocks we encountered another and each was flaunting its springtime splendor. We eventually stumbled on The Boltons, an upscale neighborhood in which one finds some splendid Victorian villas.
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| Looking at St. Mary Abbots from Kensington Church Street |
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| An empty tea shop on Kensington Church Street |
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The Boltons' home of Jenny Lind, "the "Swedish Nightingale,"
One of the 19th century's most highly regarded singers
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| St. Mary The Boltons Church |
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| St. Mary The Boltons ensconced in Garden Square |
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| A Victorian Villa in The Boltons |
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| Homes Facing Hereford Square Garden |
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| Hereford Square Garden |
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| St. Mary The Boltons Church |
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| Austin Mini Circa 1970 (Britain) |
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| Daihatsu Copen Circa 2009 (Japan) |
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| Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Circa 1965 (Britain) |
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| Fiat Nuova 500 Circa 1960 (Italy) |
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