Hyde Park is the largest park in central London. It's home to the famous Kensington Garden, the Peter Pan statue, and the Diana, Princess of Whales, Memorial Fountain. The fountain is really spectacular in the most simply way. I don't think they could have made a better memorial for such a princess. It's not a high, spouting fountain, but a simple flowing river-like fountain. Everyone is invited to have a sit and stick their feet in. As I sat under a tree at Hyde Park today and watched all the kids in their swimsuits or the fully clothes teenagers splashing through the fountain, I was overwhelmed with the feeling that this is a very happy place.
The park is definitely the place to be in the summer time. Everyone is laying in the grass, soaking up the sun, rollerblading, pushing strollers, jogging, biking, even horseback riding. There are several areas with lawn chairs, which I am sure they rent to people to sit and take it all in. And there are paddle boats if you want to paddle around The Serpentine, which is the small body of water in the middle of the park. One thing I love about London is how I always see girls riding their bikes around town in beautiful blouses, leggings, and platform shoes. Now that takes talent!!!
I was adopted again today by a stranger. On my way to Harrod's to see what all the fuss was about, a guy on the street started talking to me. Originally from Ghana, he has lived in the UK for many years. And while waiting for his appointment at the German embassy to get a Visa for a work trip, he asked if he could accompany me as I wandered around the gigantic department store. How could I say no?? And apparently one of his brothers and his sister-in-law both work there. What a small world! We didn't run into them, of course. Harrod's is a neverending maze of clothes, shoes, toys, furniture, athletic equipment, and pretty much anything and everything else that your heart could desire. My favorite part was definitely the furniture. But seeing as how most of the sofas cost something like £7,000 I don't think I will be picking mine out any time soon.
The Office is a really awesome shoe store in London where I have purchased two pairs of very trendy sandals to decorate my feet and to make me feel like i'm not such a jungle fairy. They are both very comfortable, but apparently not when you walk for 10 miles in them. Both of my small toes of each foot are sporting rather large, pink blisters. Oh well... like I said, these feet were made for walking!!!
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