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The best way to see London, in fact, the best way to see any city is by walking. And that was what we did on our Day 4 in the UK.
We started our journey from Bayswater through the park that led us to Hyde Park. The park was beautiful - the path was littered with golden leaves that kept falling from the trees and it was so tranquil despite being in the heart of London.
There was Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, so we walked from booth to booth trying to decide on the ride that looked the most appealing. After doing the round, none of us felt that we could stomach a ride, not even in a tea cup, right after breakfast. So we continued pass Mayfair and Knightsbridge to Buckingham Palace.
Tasha was disappointed that the Palace was only open to public in August and September and that the changing of guards was not due till the following day. Nevertheless, we spent some time in front of the Palace wondering what it would be like to live a life of a Queen. Tasha thought that since she doesn’t have to do any household chores, she would have a lot of time on facebook!
The highlight of the walk to the Big Ben was the horses. There were so many of them that it felt like being at a Spanish Riding School!
We got to Big Ben at the strike of noon and marveled at the intricate carvings that went into the building. We walked around Westminster Abbey where there was a huge line up of people trying to catch a glimpse of where the blue blood gets married!
From Big Ben we walked along the river all the way to the Tower of London and Tower Bridge. The walk was about 5 km on top of the 7 that we already did, so, we decided against crossing the Millenium Bridge to Tate Gallery. We stopped for lunch at Blackfriars after a recommendation from a very helpful man with the I Touch and we did a slight detour to Nuffield Health Club on Cannon Street to have our running shoes fitted.
We were so dead after the walk that we took a tube back to our hotel in Bayswater and fell asleep as soon as we got into the hotel. We were knocked out for 12 hours, from 6 pm to 6am the next day and when we woke up, we were so ready to conquer the rest of what London has to offer.
The best way to see London, in fact, the best way to see any city is by walking. And that was what we did on our Day 4 in the UK.
We started our journey from Bayswater through the park that led us to Hyde Park. The park was beautiful - the path was littered with golden leaves that kept falling from the trees and it was so tranquil despite being in the heart of London.
There was Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, so we walked from booth to booth trying to decide on the ride that looked the most appealing. After doing the round, none of us felt that we could stomach a ride, not even in a tea cup, right after breakfast. So we continued pass Mayfair and Knightsbridge to Buckingham Palace.
Tasha was disappointed that the Palace was only open to public in August and September and that the changing of guards was not due till the following day. Nevertheless, we spent some time in front of the Palace wondering what it would be like to live a life of a Queen. Tasha thought that since she doesn’t have to do any household chores, she would have a lot of time on facebook!
The highlight of the walk to the Big Ben was the horses. There were so many of them that it felt like being at a Spanish Riding School!
We got to Big Ben at the strike of noon and marveled at the intricate carvings that went into the building. We walked around Westminster Abbey where there was a huge line up of people trying to catch a glimpse of where the blue blood gets married!
From Big Ben we walked along the river all the way to the Tower of London and Tower Bridge. The walk was about 5 km on top of the 7 that we already did, so, we decided against crossing the Millenium Bridge to Tate Gallery. We stopped for lunch at Blackfriars after a recommendation from a very helpful man with the I Touch and we did a slight detour to Nuffield Health Club on Cannon Street to have our running shoes fitted.
We were so dead after the walk that we took a tube back to our hotel in Bayswater and fell asleep as soon as we got into the hotel. We were knocked out for 12 hours, from 6 pm to 6am the next day and when we woke up, we were so ready to conquer the rest of what London has to offer.
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