Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park

 


Hi Everyone!

Yesterday we did LOADS of walking! We went to Kensington Garden and Hyde park where we saw a lake full of different birds (including gulls, pigeons, swans, geese, coots and ducks), a very friendly squirrel that Lily got to pat, a post box, a huge tree, a statues of rocks in a tree, a huge fancy monument for Prince Arthur and little Rolls Royces and other cool cars with ice cream shops in them! We also walked around London going to places like Paddington station. It was super busy! There was a clock near the station that had a little man inside who would rub off the clock hand and draw a new one every minute to change the time! It was super cool! We didn't get a video of it but it is definitely worth looking up. 

We also went to a few Princess Diana monuments. One of them was a castle (it just looked like a big house) that had people dressed in old English outfits singing songs! It was so cool; I want to do that one day! There was also a big fountain/pond area that had really cool water features and European Carp in the pond! European Carp are like koi fish but I think they are a pest in Australia. 

Write more soon,

-Emily





















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  1. Nanny MareeAugust 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM

    What a lot you covered in one day. I wonder how many footsteps showed up on the phones. You saw some wonderful things. I love the phone box and letter box and The princess Diana monument. You had a lovely time with the squirrel.

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