After the moment above, we headed out on an epic bike journey around London, with only one near death experience! (I came very, very close to being hit by a black cab).
We rode our bikes through Hyde Park. I almost ran over two very small dogs.
We stopped at the "Round Pond" and watched mini sailboats being competetively sailed by concentrating men:
They wore some strange mitten type things over their controls. To protect them? It was weird (or interesting, depending on which viewer you were) and they were really into it! Jim proclaimed that learning to sail a mini sailboat was to become his future hobby. Learning to sail a real sailboat was "too much."
Me watching the sailboats:
We ended up in Chelsea, where the Chelsea football fans were getting ready (drunk) in anticipation of the Chelsea/Liverpool match. We veered off into the Brompton Cemetary which is HUGE!
After lunch at a noodle place, we peddled on to Westminster. It was fun to see Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace from our bikes. They shut down the roads around St. James Park on Sundays, so we could ride around without having to worry about traffic.
On our way out of Hyde Park, we passed through Speaker's Corner, where local preachy types can get on their soap boxes. Pretty much all you have to do is bring your stepladder and an agenda along. This guy was preaching against Allah:
This one just wanted a hug.
No outing is complete without a visit to the pub! Is drinking and biking a good combination? Probably not, but we made it home.
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