We spent Saturday walking around our neighborhood in Notting Hill.  When we decided to start our travels,  we thought London would be the perfect place to begin.  It's English speaking, we are used to larger cities after living in both San Francisco and New York, and knew there was a lot to explore.  We chose to live in Notting Hill as it is neighborhoody and centrally located plus, in all the pictures it looked so quaint and beautiful - it definitely does not disappoint!