红砖巷，肯辛顿宫 (Brick Lane, Kensington Palace)

6月25日，星期日 Sunday, June 25

Brick Lane

走了这么多天了，感觉确实很累了，昨晚很晚回家，今天上午PJG和我上午基本上在家休息了，出门的时候已经中午12点了。第一个地方去的是红砖巷市场，去那里的主要原因是想找一家地道的印度餐，以弥补刚来时吃的那顿印度餐的失望。会来这里是因为在一个酒馆遇到的一个人的介绍，他说很多印度和巴基斯坦的移民都到了那个地方，是那种地道的既便宜又好吃的。我俩兴冲冲的坐地铁直达过去了。

We’ve been walking for many days already, and we feel really tired. Last night we came home very late from Susan’s and this morning we are basically staying home to rest and finally went out at around 12 noon. The first place we went was Brick Lane market. The main reason we went there is to find an authentic Indian restaurant to make up for the big Indian meal disappointment from the other day. We had heard of this place from the man from in the pub the other night –  he said that many of the immigrants from India and Pakistan go there, and had opened many inexpensive and tasty restaurants.

很巧合的是今天是周日，这里有比平时都大的市场，比前几天去的博罗和卡姆登区市场要大很多，这个市场很接地气，各种街头小吃 ，很多亚洲菜小摊，尤其是中国菜，都是已经做好的菜，炒面什么的，放到一个一个的大盆子里卖； 各种商品玲琅满目，小饰品，衣服，包，工艺品等等，感觉价格应该也是比较平民的；这里还有风格各异很引人注目的街头涂鸦和街头表演。

We went there by a direct tube line from our place. It’s a coincidence that today happens to be the Sunday market, which is bigger than usual and it’s also much bigger than the Borough market, the Camden market and the Covent Garden markets we have been to earlier. This market is very local, selling all kinds of cheap trinkets, various street snacks, Asian food stalls, especially Chinese food, which are ready made buffet style, such as Sweet and sour chicken, Chow Mein; all kinds of small ornaments, clothes, bags, handicrafts and so on. There are also lots of interesting graffiti and street performances.

关于我俩的印度菜午餐，我会单独记录。

I’ll blog about our Indian food separately.

也许是年龄大了，现在对逛这种市场兴趣没有那么打了，尤其看到那些东西，一点儿购买的兴趣都没有，来这种地方只是凑下热闹，游览一下，看看各种有趣的人。

Perhaps because we’re older, strolling this kind of market doesn’t seem as interesting. We just come to this kind of place to look at all kinds of interesting people and for the experience.

肯辛顿宫 – Kensington Palace

在去肯辛顿宫之前，特意去了一个网红酒馆见识一下：丘吉尔酒吧。这个酒吧建于1750年，在1800年代，丘吉尔的祖父祖母是这个酒吧的常客，导致了酒吧在二战后被命名为丘吉尔酒吧。这个酒吧因为其屋外的独特又美丽的花卉布置和吊篮而独树一帜。而且这个美丽的小酒吧会因为不同的季节而呈现不同的美丽姿态。

Before going to Kensington Palace, we went to see a cool pub, called Churchill Bar. The bar was built in 1750, and in the 1800 ‘s, Churchill’s grandfather and grandmother were regulars at the bar, and after WWII being called Churchill’s Bar. The bar is unique because of its distinctive and beautiful floral arrangement and hanging baskets outside. And this beautiful little bar shows a different view for every season.

从丘吉尔酒吧，只要大概10分钟就走到肯辛顿宫。这座宫殿自1689年起就成为皇室家族成员的居所。威廉王子，凯特王妃和两个孩子现在就在里面居住，当然了他们的寝宫是不接受游客参观的。不过能亲眼看到以前皇室家族生活和工作的地方还真是很奇妙，没有想象中的奢华，就是不是那种到处金碧辉煌的装饰的感觉。PJG说他以前来过肯辛顿宫，但是不记得具体是哪一年了。

From Churchill Bar, it only takes about 10 minutes to walk to Kensington Palace. The palace has been the residence of members of the royal family since 1689. Prince William, Duchess Kate and their two children now live there, although of course their palaces are not open to tourists. But it’s really amazing to see the place where the royal family lived and worked in the past. It’s not as luxurious as imagined, but it’s not that kind of splendid decoration everywhere. PJG said he had been to Kensington Palace before, but couldn’t remember the exact year.

A few doors down, there is another bar that PJG wanted to see. It is the bar that one of the Trump Russia players met in which kicked off the whole investigation. haha 😂😂😂😀

在1837年，维多利亚还是公主的时候就住在这里，一天早上她在肯辛顿宫醒来，发现她的国王叔威廉四世去世了，18岁的她就变成了女王。那天早上她开了第一个国事会议，下面照片的会议室就是当时的会议室。

In 1837, Princess Victoria lived in Kensington Palace, and one morning she woke up to find her Uncle, the King William IV dead. So she became Queen at the age of 18. That morning she opened the first meeting of the Council in this room, which the following photo depicts.

这里还展出了很多黛安娜王妃以前穿过的时装。我怎么发现仔细看上去面料和做工都没有想象的那么精致呢。

Many of the fashions that Princess Diana wore before were also exhibited here.

今天的伦敦比较热，累已经积累下来了，今晚PJG和我只简单的吃了一个披萨，就回到住处休息了，这也给了我时间记录今天。

Today’s London is hotter, we’re getting tired, tonight we simply had a pizza and went back to our place to rest, and also gave me time to blog for today.