Royal stuff.....

My Favorite....of coarse!

Ole Buckingham.

Wellington Arch.....I think......

Nope, she's not home.

Birds in the Parks

 This is just a small sample, they are everywhere!

 Yes, this is a Canadian Goose......mostly.



Speaking of the Horses

 This was the famous Rotten Row a few hundred years ago.  It was opened up and lit by William III as his road to Kensington Palace.  Known as the Kings Private Road, or in french, la Route de Roi.  It was the place to see and to be seen.

These are pictures that I've borrowed from Hyde Park Stables website.  I think in the one above is Tris, my guide.  It looks like him.  And they have the best horses.  Sorry, I have no pictures of my own rides.  I had my camera but I was too busy "living in the moment"!  And, on the last day, hanging onto my horse.  He was giving me an active ride, couldn't blame him as it was such a beautiful day!  So, so much fun!

And back through the neighbourhood to the stables again.  Will definitely be back to do this again. 



Riding in Hyde Park, London

 Starting the day with a morning ride in the park, absolutely became my favorite time of the whole vacation. 

Just to freak everyone out a bit, we go from the neighborhood stables, through city traffic, crossing at this intersection, to get into the park.  Street traffic in London has this whole different kind of energy!  Very exciting!

Things calm down as we go along the bridal paths.  I had signed up for a group ride, but everyone seemed to go off on different paths with their guides.  The park is so bloody huge that over the next three days, my guide and I were able to see something different every morning.


People in the park go crazy when they see us coming.  I'm talking paparazzi crazy with the camera's, screaming children, barking dogs.  We know it must be the good looking horses but Tris and I were joking that maybe it was us who are now probably all over somebody's Facebook?  Nah, you're right....it's the good looking horses!

Sorry Paris, I LOVE LONDON!

Monday September 19th

One Week Later....Whew!

Sorry, sorry, time does fly by when you are slaving away in paradise.  Finished work at the vineyard, made it back to Paris for last night but alas, no internet acess.  Made it to London just now.  Started at 10:30am in Paris and now it is 5:10pm, only to find out that this hotel charges extra for internet acess.  Not too, too expensive but any communication from me will be limited.  Don't worry, I'm still alive.  It just means I'm gonna have to do a lot of old fashioned research thru my guide books instead of online.

Haven't eaten yet today so I'm out to discover the neighborhood and go on the Jack the Ripper London Walk tonight.

Later!

Backyard view.......currently I am hanging out laundry!