Yesterday we went out early-ish to cover Hyde Park. We saw the Prince Albert Memorial, the Peter Pan statue, I had my picture taken with the Queen Caroline monument and we sat for a bit at the Princess Diana Memorial Fountian. The Princess Diana's fountian is very pretty and well done. When you look at it it looks like a continuous circle of flowing water that trips and falls along the carved and rippled granite. There were a lot of people sitting around with their feet in the cool water and even more kids splashing around and even swimming in the deeper part. Even with all the noise I found it very relaxing and soothing to just sit there and people watch.
Nick and I decided it was time for lunch and so wee headed to Harrods. What a zoo. It was jam packed more than normal I'm told because their once annual sale was going on. It was crazy and frantic... I couldn't handle it. We did walk through the food halls which were massively impressive before grabbing a couple of burgers at a diner on the 4th floor. It was a definate splurge for us as the fod was overpriced but the experiece was, I think, worth while.
A short tube ride brought us to the flat where we had minimal trouble getting in and proceeded to down about a gallon of water a piece. Over all it's been beautiful and sunny which was not quite what we were expecting but awesome none the less. We headed back to the hotel where we had left our luggage after checking out that morning just as the thunder clouds rolled in. Lucklily, we were able to make it there and back in time (a four to five block walk from the flat) before the rain started to fall. In the meantime, Larry and Suzanne, Nick's mother and stepfather had arrived and were making plans for a simple supper. A night in and a full night's worth of sleep and I am ready to take on the day!
