Day 3 Found us in Hyde Park for most of the day. We walked Kensington and Hyde Park visiting the Peter Pan Statue, The Italian Gardens, Kensington Palace, Buckingham Palace, and Harrods.
Kensington gardens was full of londoners and their dogs. There was every breed possible chasing sticks and balls. They were all covered in mud and having a great time. They made me miss my dogs. :-) Melissa finally visited with Peter Pan, and we strolled the Italian Gardens created by Prince Albert for his bride Victoria after their wedding. Kensington Palace was amazing. The inside holds an exhibit of Albert and Victoria. Photos of Victoria before and after Albert's death. There were pictures of the family, clothes worn by them, and intimate family items. There was an exhibit of William III, also known as William of Orange. He was the bad man resonsible for violent oppression of the Irish in Northern Ireland. :-( Hense the Orange Party. We moved on to Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park where every Sunday free speech is celebrated loudly. It was great! We headed next to Buckingham Palace where we were surprised to see that the Queen was home. (The flag only flies when she is home). We waited, but received no invitation for tea, so we moved on to Harrods where we were trapped amonst the cheese and caviar by the hoards of Londoners shopping for New Year's Eve. We plan to go back when there is less humanity there. We got back to the flat seven hours after we left with cheese and bread for dinner. I will probably not be able to get out of bed in the morning from walking ALL day. Tomorrow we head out to Westminster Abbey (it was closed today for Sunday services), The Tower of London, St. Paul's Cathedral, and The Old Globe. Whew, tired just thinking about it. :) Oh we also visited the Princess Diana Memorial Water Fountain where water gently flows over stones in a circle near the boat pond of Hyde park. Lovely.
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