Springtime in London

Well yes, we've been back for a while now. Sorry we haven't written in a while. As if anyone reads these anyway right? Things have just been a bit hectic lately with work and planning some more trips away and stuff. We have managed to see a bit more of London, and as promised, we've got some nice photos of London to show you. May I just mention that the weather here at the moment is bloody fantastic (bring on Summer!). It was nice when we first got back, and then it cold and wintery again, but now it's sunny and warm and muchly appreciated. I'm sorry to hear about all the cold (10 degrees is NOT cold) and rain in Sydney, and Tom, I hope you're feeling better.

Here are some photos that we took in Holland Park. Holland Park is about a 30 minute walk from our place. It's the next suburb down (its postcode is W11, Shepherds Bush is W12) and it is markedly much nicer. Last year we heard reports that Gwyneth would take Apple there, and we'd go for walks there to see if we could spot them. That was when it was greener and full of squirrels. Now it is more colourful and full of flowers, bunnies, two peacocks and more squirrels. It's a fantastic place to chill out in nature.

Squirrel in Holland Park! This is one of the American ones. You don't really see the native ones anymore cos the American ones have taken over.


The Kyoto Garden at Holland Park. Very Zen.


One of the peacocks in Holland Park! It flew up there cos some idiot brought their dog along without a leash and it was trying to attack both of them.


There's also the Kensington Gardens, which has Kensington Palace on it and which is almost part of Hyde Park (separated by a road).


Flowerbeds at Buckingham Palace.


St James's Park is also quite pretty. It lies between Buckingham Palace and Downing Street. There's some nice gardens and a big pond. It's so nice having big parks in the city.


There's some nice views of the city from here (doesn't resemble London at all now does it?)


And there's lots of different types of birds



Noice.


London can be quite nice when the flowers are blooming. It's so cool to be able to experience the changing seasons, but it's even better to have fantastic weather and plentiful sunlight all year round.