Was planning to go to Greenwich but instead decided to visit Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park. Took some insulted peanuts for the squirrels and made some instant new friends! They even went so far as trying to climb up Great Gran's leg. Very sharp claws!!
Spent quite a lot of time in the gardens and then exited through Hyde Patk corner and walked up to PicDilly Circus.
Walked down to Westminster and the Embankment and then caught a Hop On Hop Off bus which travelled (supposedly) back to the Lancaster Gate area (where we are staying).
All went well up to Trafalger Square where another HOHO bus chose to crash into the side of our bus. Great panic and consternation!!
The police arrived and everyone had to leave the bus. We caught the Tube back to our hotel instead of using the HOHO bus as a convenient way to get back. An enormous traffic jam then ensued. Great consternation!
A day full of disappointments was compounded by the awareness that our favourite pub in the Paddington area - The Mitre - has gone upmarket and trendy. Very sad ( and exceedingly noisy to boot)!
Ate elsewhere. Pleasant but not the same. Oh well. Greenwich tomorrow maybe.
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WOW! You do live an exciting life! Squirrels, Bus crashes and kicking/biting horses!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat shot of squirrel and GG!
I'm assuming the nuts were not 'insulted' but rather unsalted....but I could be wrong, perhaps they were easily offended!!!!! Nuts can be that way, so I'm told.....especially if you call them 'nuts'.
All in all a very exciting day....pity about the pub...
Take care and have a wonderful day tomorrow,
PS- Just heard on the radio it is the coldest UK spring in 50 years- good timing as always!!!!!
Oh well, at leaset there is NO snow....for now!!!!!
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I assume you have both hired Silks to sue the pants off the HOOF Bus people for extreme pain & suffering! But seriously, I hope you're both OK & that the weather will improve soon. Beautiful sunny morning here (11.00am) & 20 degrees (sorry again).
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