Island of Brac

Day 13 began with Alex heading to the airport in Split to pick up a new rental car (minus one spare tire). Once we were settled in with the new car, we loaded up and headed to catch the ferry to Brac. We were able to drive straight onto the ferry so that we could have our car on the island! After arriving, we made the short drive to Mirca to check into our BEAUTIFUL Airbnb. Our host showed us around the house and made some suggestions for the area, and then we decided to walk around town and to the beach. We picked up sandwich food at the grocery and ate looking out at the ocean before driving to Milna (a nearby town) to look around. Our car did get stuck on one of the very narrow roads and once escaping we were ready to relax by the pool!

For dinner, Sophie & Alex and Dale and I made the short drive to the Grill Garden restaurant. Our dinner was amazing, and the sunset views were even better! The restaurant is located in the center of an olive grove so we enjoyed taking pictures before heading back to the house to enjoy the end of the sunset on our poolside deck.

Notting Hill and Portobello Road

Last up we took a bus to Notting Hill to explore. I loved wandering through the beautiful apartment buildings and shopping on Portobello Road. For dinner we stopped in The Distillery for one last hurrah before heading back to the Airbnb to pack and check in for our flights out the next morning. I’m so grateful to have had a chance to travel with my mom and sisters (and Alex our last few days) and see so many lovely parts of England. We will be back!

Chelsea

After our breakfast we wandered around Chelsea and did some shopping! There were still some leftover installations from the Chelsea Flower Show at a lot of the shops (which Sophie and I sadly missed due to our delayed flight) but it was still fun to see! We also stumbled across a beautiful rose garden at a church, too. Here are my favorite few photos from our time in Chelsea:

Exploring The Cotswolds (Part Two)

Day six began with a drive to Burford. We walked up and down the entire main row of shops and found some really great antiques! Our very favorite was Antiques at The George where I found a Royal Crown Derby English Bone China cat (small enough to actually get home)! Our second stop of the day was Cirencester where we came across a huge hall filled with antiques vendors. There was also a cafe where we had a wonderful lunch (complete with Cream Tea). After exploring the town for a bit we then drove to Bibury to see Arlington Row. On our way back to the cottage we returned to Burton-on-the-Water for take away fish and chips before heading home to pack up!