Well 
summer has been and gone this week in London. That’s right a heatwave in the mid twenties for a few days and then its back to dreary grey and rain!
We did try and make the most if it however. Living so close to Hyde Park is great. Much of the week was spent in the park for a walk after work, drinks after work or dinner in the park. We also made use of the baseball set from the piñata and played baseball and French cricket. Being Spring there is also a lot of ducklings on the lakes which makes Christine happy.
Sarah, one of our friends and managers at the hostel only has a couple of week
s left in London before she heads of travelling. Saturday the weather was nice so we had a big day out with her. We headed down to Waterloo and bought a day pass for the ferry. Cruising down the Thames past Westminster, The Eye, Big Ben, London Bridge, Tower of London and Tower Bridge we sat on the upper level of the boat basking in the sunshine. We got off at Tower Bridge and walked across the bridge to the Borough Markets. After a spot of shopping, mainly for picnic essentials, we were back on the boat and headed for Greenwich. 
The
four of us (Ally came too), spent the afternoon lazing about the park in Greenwich and stuffing ourselves stupid with the fresh bread, dips, cheese, olives, sundried tomatoes and salads that we had bought at the markets. We also had a bit of a wander around Greenwich and the line that separates the eastern and western hemispheres. I think due to the weather half of London had the same idea, and the place was very busy! There was a nice view from the top of the hill looking back over the rest of London.
After the boat ride back home, and a rest indoors and out of the sun (Sarah looks like a lobster!) we headed back to hyde park for the evening with a bigger group of people from the hostel, the picnic foods and some ciders.
Sunday we had booked some tickets to see Aussie band Grinspoon, however a few weeks in advance we found out that the tour had been cancelled. This was very distressing!
Agai
n the sun was out, so with Mel we headed to Hyde park for a picnic lunch. Another brilliant idea was to go to the Dianna fountain which we would be able to put our feet in to ‘cool’ off. When we got there you couldn’t even see the fountain, it was covered in people who had the same idea, but got there before us. Instead we opted for a relatively quieter spot by the lake.
About 4pm we headed home, collected Sarah (West Coast Eagles fan) and headed to Shepherds Bush Walkabout for the Saints Eagles replay. Sunday afternoon at the Walkabout is messy, as hundreds of people arrive in costume from The Church (another pub). Despite the crowds, its was a good evening, drinking jugs of snakebite (mix of beer, cider and red cordial). The game was good, eagles led for the first half before saints ran away with it in the last quarter. We hung around for a bit, few more drinks, listening to a not so good band playing great classic music. Then the four of us stumbled home with a few drunken stops to play on the Elephants scattered throughout London at the minute and the oversized gardening tools outside the Hilton, aaagh good times.
summer has been and gone this week in London. That’s right a heatwave in the mid twenties for a few days and then its back to dreary grey and rain!We did try and make the most if it however. Living so close to Hyde Park is great. Much of the week was spent in the park for a walk after work, drinks after work or dinner in the park. We also made use of the baseball set from the piñata and played baseball and French cricket. Being Spring there is also a lot of ducklings on the lakes which makes Christine happy.
Sarah, one of our friends and managers at the hostel only has a couple of week
s left in London before she heads of travelling. Saturday the weather was nice so we had a big day out with her. We headed down to Waterloo and bought a day pass for the ferry. Cruising down the Thames past Westminster, The Eye, Big Ben, London Bridge, Tower of London and Tower Bridge we sat on the upper level of the boat basking in the sunshine. We got off at Tower Bridge and walked across the bridge to the Borough Markets. After a spot of shopping, mainly for picnic essentials, we were back on the boat and headed for Greenwich. The
four of us (Ally came too), spent the afternoon lazing about the park in Greenwich and stuffing ourselves stupid with the fresh bread, dips, cheese, olives, sundried tomatoes and salads that we had bought at the markets. We also had a bit of a wander around Greenwich and the line that separates the eastern and western hemispheres. I think due to the weather half of London had the same idea, and the place was very busy! There was a nice view from the top of the hill looking back over the rest of London.After the boat ride back home, and a rest indoors and out of the sun (Sarah looks like a lobster!) we headed back to hyde park for the evening with a bigger group of people from the hostel, the picnic foods and some ciders.
Sunday we had booked some tickets to see Aussie band Grinspoon, however a few weeks in advance we found out that the tour had been cancelled. This was very distressing!
Agai
n the sun was out, so with Mel we headed to Hyde park for a picnic lunch. Another brilliant idea was to go to the Dianna fountain which we would be able to put our feet in to ‘cool’ off. When we got there you couldn’t even see the fountain, it was covered in people who had the same idea, but got there before us. Instead we opted for a relatively quieter spot by the lake.About 4pm we headed home, collected Sarah (West Coast Eagles fan) and headed to Shepherds Bush Walkabout for the Saints Eagles replay. Sunday afternoon at the Walkabout is messy, as hundreds of people arrive in costume from The Church (another pub). Despite the crowds, its was a good evening, drinking jugs of snakebite (mix of beer, cider and red cordial). The game was good, eagles led for the first half before saints ran away with it in the last quarter. We hung around for a bit, few more drinks, listening to a not so good band playing great classic music. Then the four of us stumbled home with a few drunken stops to play on the Elephants scattered throughout London at the minute and the oversized gardening tools outside the Hilton, aaagh good times.
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