Central Parks Walk

I did the Central Parks walk right after we watched the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace with a large group. I had barely seen anything of London at this point, so the walk was absolutely amazing. The most memorable fact I learned is that they kept an elephant in St. James's Park that drank a gallon of wine a day. What an expensive drinking habit! I really enjoyed walking through Wellington Arch, because I learned so much about triumphal arches in my Humanities class last year. I loved being able to point out the coffering and random architectural features. And when we were walking back by the palace, we got to see the soldiers marching down the street. They were so close to me that I could have touched them! And when we were walking the length of the Serpentine, I loved watching the locals roller-ski down the sidewalks with ease. The beginners looked a little foolish, yet I looked foolish when I tried to pose like Peter Pan by the Peter Pan statue, so I figure it's acceptable. I was shocked how cold everyone seemed to be by the end of the walk. It was really nice to have the end of the walk be close to our home in Kensington Gardens, because it was familiar. We are so lucky to live walking distance from all of these beautiful sites.