I just traced our path for today on Google maps, and it looks like we covered at least 6 miles on foot this afternoon. We started by following Daniel’s most direct route to school. Then, we headed for Hyde Park, and I talked Daniel into stopping at the Serpentine Café for a bottle of water. I love this restaurant! It has tons of outdoor seating overlooking the Serpentine, which is the big body of water in Hyde Park. There are weeping willows and other beautiful trees around, and I think I could sit there for hours, just reading or watching the world go by. After sitting for a while, we headed toward Buckingham Palace. I don’t remember having seen it when I was in London before. It was a long time ago…I should have seen it, but maybe I didn’t. After Buckingham Palace, we walked to Westminster Abbey, then Big Ben, then across the Thames. We walked by the London Eye Ferris wheel , and then through a really strange touristy area with a mime, a few living statues, and a couple of guys in gorilla suits, posing for pictures with anyone who would stop (and pay). A very funny area. Then, we headed back across the Thames, in search of dinner. We walked and walked and walked. And ended up getting a great dinner at a place called Zizza’s, right next to the Royal Opera House. We happened to pass several theaters, including the home of the Lion King! I can’t wait to take in a couple of shows! After all our walking, we bought our oyster cards, for optimum rates on the tube, and headed back to our home tube stop. Before heading home from Gloucester Road, there was the requisite stop for chocolate, and a couple other useful supplies.
Tomorrow is Sunday, so we’ll be making our way over to worship at the church in Wembley. It will be a slightly challenging commute, involving a train, a bus, and a walk. We’re giving ourselves plenty of time. Then, tomorrow afternoon there’s a bus tour of London with the school. I can’t wait to see what else we need to see while we’re here!
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