Day II in London.
No rain in site.......we head to the parks. We walked from our Piccadilly Circus hotel to Buckingham Palace. A leaisurely stroll until we got a few blocks away and then one starts to realize that this is a MASS thing. Like Masses of people, all wanting to see the same thing. I don't care what the guidebooks say about an hour early, you'd have to be 2 hours early on this day to be close to the gates. We decided to skirt around the back side of Victoria's Fountain and see where the parade makes it way down the street toward the palace. We had a great view from there and enjoyed all the guards marching in, the band music and the horses coming right by us.
It was such a lovely day that we stayed outside and walked clear through Hyde Park / Kensington Park. We happened upon the statue of Peter Pan, erected to honor J.M. Barrie as he was a nearby resident and often wrote about this park in his stories.
There was also a Peter Pan themed playground that kept the kids adventuring for several hours while Todd and I enjoyed the people watching from a bench.
Next stop, Notting Hill. The Portobella Market is something I have always wanted to see.
This is us in front of the travel bookstore featured in the movie, Notting Hill, one of our favorites!
And of course, what day would be complete without a jaunt through Harrod's dept store?
The Food Hall alone, OH MY!
Too bad we already had dinner plans.
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