Inns of Court

This is the second walk that I went on in the same day and by the time we started this one it was pouring and I had no umbrella! But, I persevered and stuck with it and was able to see a lot of the inns of court in London. I really liked the looks of the courts and I loved wandering through them---especially the one with the cloister towards the inn. They were very peaceful even though they were in a busy part of London. I was sure glad to be done with the walk by the end of it because I was soaked, but I'm glad I was able to see those things.

Top 3 Walks

My top 3 walks are:

Regent's Park
Lambeth and Southbank
Kew to Hammersmith

I loved the Regent's Park walk because of the beautiful scenery found in that park. I loved seeing families walking together with their children enjoying each other's company. I loved seeing all the dogs running around the park having a grand old time. I love that people just let their dogs roam free and that the dogs are so well behaved here. The park was so green and the flowers were just starting to bloom. We passed by a small pond and a little stream filled with ducks and swans. I hope that I have time to go back there before I leave to rent a paddle boat and have some fun. Probably what made the walk so wonderful was the beautiful sunshine that we didn't see that much. The day was gorgeous and I think that made all the difference.

Lambeth and Southbank was also on a beautiful day. What made it memorable was the fun experience that my group had while doing it. After seeing a beautiful panoramic view of Parliament and Big Ben and taking pictures we were stopped by police officers telling us that there had been an 'incident'. Emily that he said that someone had been shot and she started to freak out and almost caused mass hysteria with random passerbys. It was just a really funny moment and very memorable to me.

Kew to Hammersmith was also a great walk and I enjoyed it a lot, thus putting it in my top 3. Even though the walk was very long, and we got lost and added probably another mile or two, I still loved it. The day was beautiful (I"m beginning to sense a pattern) and it was great to just walk along the Thames. We were able to see a boat racing competition and mingle with the crowds watching that. I really enjoyed the scenery and the view and also seeing all the trees and flowers blooming. There was also another part that added to this great walk---the bathroom emergency. Emily had to go so bad, we were so lost, and there was no bathroom anywhere. We just basically laughed our pants off the entire time and we'd have to stop every once in awhile for Emily to contain herself. It was a great laugh and a great memory.

Also, I did the survey... I don't know if it tells you who did it... since I didn't put my name anywhere on the survey itself. Thanks!

Westminster to St. James

I went on this walk with Michelle, Emily, Jamie and me. I enjoyed this walk besides the rainy weather. There were a lot of great views through St. James' park and I really enjoyed seeing Buckingham palace. We just saw the tail end of the changing of the guard so that was pretty cool. I think this walk would have been way better on a sunny, beautiful day. But, that's the case with most of these walks. I enjoyed seeing the palace and spotting all the tourists since tourist season has now basically started. Overall, I'm glad to have this walk over