Wow…Third Post

Once again, I have failed miserably to keep an updated blog. One knows, however, that whatever my excuses may be or however dramatic it may seem, there is no escape when it comes to the threat of a bad grade. That being the case, after completing this next blog post, approximately 66% of all my blog posts will be dedicated to class assignments. Moving on…

1. Central Parks

Walkers: Shelisa, Tara

What better way to celebrate a lovely day than with a bike ride through the central parks of London? We picked up our bikes at the Kensington Gardens Barclay’s station and started our ride through good ole’ Hyde Park. 

We took a wrong turn but no time was wasted simply because we saw more of the beautiful park. The Serpentine River was magical as was our crossing through Wellington Arch; it would have only been bettered by one thing – Julie Andrews peeling in on her cycle, singing “Do-Ri-Me”. The walk ended perfectly with a view of the London Eye and Big Ben.

2. Inns of Court

            Walkers: Shelisa, Tara, Hannah

I led this walk.

Two walks in a row…probably not our brightest decision. Nevertheless, the Inns of Court boasted some beautiful architecture. It would have been more exciting had I known more about the ‘Inns’ that we saw. That not being the case, it wasn’t that exciting. One of the few aspects that I recognized was the site of Dicken’s Old Curiosity Shop.

3. Bankside and Southwark

            Walkers: Shelisa, Tara, Hannah

This being the first of the two walks we did in a row, I enjoyed it much more than Inns of Court. I have liked all of the walks along the Thames, mainly because one is able to see so much more of the city. Some of my favorite parts of this walk: the Millennium Bridge which we only passed by – good thing too because I don’t think it was fully repaired since the death-eater fiasco, the Globe Theatre, the Rose Theatre Exhibition, Borough Market – an all food market which is all you need to know, and Tower Bridge.