Friday, November 10, 2006

Regent's Park

Today, I went to Regents Park, the London Zoo, AND Primrose Hill. Lots of walking. I'll start with Regents Park, which is the newest of all the London Parks and very pretty, just like the other parks in London. As you can see, it's pretty fall looking and very green at the same time. And today was the first day that has been pretty chilly. I was definitely glad that I wore my Kermit the Frog green peacoat out and about.
Regent's park contains Queen Elizabeth's rose gardens...but they are not in bloom right now (or not in full blown bloom), so I didn't go see that.
The park is also surrounded by big, white, pillared buildings, which are flats or private homes now, I think. Anyway, this is one of the big white buildings...
Primrose park is the next park over from Regents Park and the Zoo. It contains Primrose Hill, which is another one of those killer hills that is worth climbing up, because the view from the top is very nice. There is also some "posh" shopping on Primrose Hill Road, but by the time I realized where that was (at the top of the hill) I had already gone down to the bottom of the hill again. So, I will report on the posh shopping area some other day.

I also discovered a great little bookstore, where I bought two novels and a book on walks near London (recommended). We will report back on the walks! Posted by Picasa