Kensington Gardens London

Bleh, I had to wake up early today just to go all the way over to my university and get an ID card made. What I found out was that this was the biggest waste of time so far. It takes an hour just to get there, so basically I wasted two hours of my day when I was only at the university for two minutes. First world problems. However, besides that the …

Ok, so, this day. Wow, was it busy.

I began my day with a walk through Kensington Gardens, wandering about and not trying for any particular route until the end, when I figured I should be making my way out and still hadn't seen the Peter Pan statue. After I found it, as I was trying to find my way out I realized that I had actually made …

As I write this, we are on a boat from Holyhead (North Wales) to our next stop - IRELAND! We booked a train/ferry trip from London to Dublin for thirty eight pounds each, and being budget backpackers, we expected to get on a ferry resembling a City Cat at best. But as I write to you, we sit on something like a small cruise liner, at the pub end …

For those that are unsure of my travel plans.... i have gone to Europe for 5 and a half months, Shelley Bryan is also travelling with me for three months.

After anticipating a cold, windy and wet London I was pleasantly surprised to experience a warm and sunny London for the first week and a half.

Before I get to my debrief on …

Up later today, I had just finished breakfast when Adrian called and we made arrangements to meet at the Maidenhead Station at noon unless I call him otherwise. At some point I should think about getting a cell phone that I could use with sim cards in foreign countries. The meeting arrangement works out well because I can go to Paddington …

So, today is the end of the second day that I have been in London. I meant to write a post yesterday when I arrived. However, I don't think that anyone wants to read what I have to write with less than 3 hours of sleep. My writing abilities may be only slightly impaired, but my ability to see humor completely dissipates...in other words, not too …

So today, the weather was absolutely horrendous. It was literally a blizzard outside. The joke was that Dara brought her terrible Boston weather with her because it was truly that bad...again.

Once again I do not understand how there is STILL snow in London. Why did I have to come the one year where it is unseasonably cold and snowing …

Day 4

Well, it's been a busy few days. The more we explore the more evident it becomes ... We will never get to see or experience all that London has to offer ... even if we stayed here for most of our trip.

Amazed with the melding of old & new. The streets are full of treasures both obvious & hidden amongst cobble stoned …

I went into central yesterday with a couple of friends. We explored Green and Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. To show our support for Kathleen (my friend that is battling breast cancer), we are all making signs "Kathleen Kicks Cancer" her mantra and taking pictures with the signs at the places we visit. I took a picture with it in front of …

I decided, before my arrival in London, that I needed to brush up on some English authors. Being a lover of fairytales, what better stories to read then Barrie’s “Peter and Wendy” and “Peter in
Kensington Gardens”. After reading thetails that filled my childhood with the pleasure of Peter’s adventures; I …

... of the distances we covered.  We went through, past and by Hyde Park, St James Park, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, Kensington Gardens, St Martins in the Fields, Whitehall, Houses of Parliament & Big Ben, and the Diana Memorial Fountain. ...

... so weird saying that. I'm getting really excited, along with everyone else. Today was a relaxing day. Sarah and I took a walk through Kensington Gardens and then through Hyde Park. It was a beautiful fall day out and even though it was kind of cold the ...

... of the palace) and had tea, scones, lemon cake and finger sandwiches. It was really fun! After that we walked through Kensington Gardens and found the Peter Pan Statute. Unfortunately, there were no stores nearby that sell any replicas. Sorry, Jessica! ...

In London we stayed in the Thistle Hotel across the street from Kensington Gardens. In the mornings we walked through the gardens on the way to our orientation at Imperial College and in the afternoons we went shopping and on tourist outings. My favorite ...

... it there and could have spent more time wandering, but we had to move on.    We spent a few hours walking through Kensington gardens and Hyde park, especially since I wanted to see the memorial fountain of Princess Di. It was very peaceful. And just ...

... But, of course Amy and I didn't let that stop us from eating. So, after that we took the tube around London and walked through the Kensington Gardens which were so pretty. Except for the birds. Side note: the birds here are actually not afraid of you and ...

... with plastic to protect from – what else? – the rain.  Her fountain (surprisingly not in Kensington Gardens) was cool too, all abstract and symbolic and above all, a fountain.  Fountains include water, and water ...

... have spent a good deal of time, yes, reading for class, because I must, but also I have spent a day in the Kensington Gardens, a vast public park that spreads out in front of Kensington Palace, where several princesses, including Diana, lived. The photos ...

... upon the Serpentine (a huge lake in the middle of the park), also quite lovely. At the bridge, I crossed over into Kensington Gardens. Therein was a course of water running in an organic and irregular loop--this fountain was dedicated to the memory of ...

... Jase or I are very good at sleeping on planes. So we napped, then it was off to explore! We wandered down to Kensington Gardens to see the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain - which wasn't going!! Bit of a disappointment, but we kept going until we got ...