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Day Two - Regents Park
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Awoke early. Weather was clear but quite windy. Had continental breakfast at the hotel, and a cup of tea with real milk in it. Then I was off walking through London. It was cold! When I was out of the wind it wasn’t too bad but the wind was blooming freezing! I had on a t-shirt, long-sleeved shirt, windcheater, parka and scarf and at times was still chilly.
The streets weren’t very busy at 7:30 as I made my way to Regents Park. In the park there was a small number of joggers and dog-walkers. There were formal English gardens here with rows of clipped trees and hedges, lawns and fountains. A host of golden daffodils waved in the wind and crocuses poked their little flowers through the grass. Birds were singing and the sun was shining - it was beautiful!
I was much too early to visit the zoo so I just wandered. Regents Park is huge and, as well as the formal gardens, contains large playing fields, a lake and many paths through it in all in different directions. The trees were mostly bare but there was early blossom and a faint tinge of green on some where small buds were starting to show.
I joined the small crowd waiting to enter London Zoo at about 9:55. It cost £14:50 to enter. I still like London Zoo; it’s small by most standards but filled with charming displays. Some of the cages are quite old with a lot of wire but they are changing that all the time. My favourite exhibits were walk-through ones where small monkeys were kept but there were no cages - the monkeys just climbed around ignoring people as you walked by them. By midday, the wind had eased a little and I bought some pasta salad for lunch. Food prices at the zoo were inflated just like Melbourne Zoo - £3.40 for a hot dog? No thanks!
I strolled back to the hotel with sore feet but satisfied that I had a great day. Bought myself a bird-book at Watersons’s Books. Uploaded all my pics to the computer. There are some good ones there I think, and I will try and get them on Flickr if I can.