London, Day 4 - Pretty parks and amazing theatre

By the time Friday rolled around we had London down pat. First stop was the Peter Pan statue in Kinsington Gardens. It took us a little while to find the statue itself, but we enjoyed the lovely stroll around the park.




We then met up with Laura’s friend Alex who lives in Liverpool and he took us to a local fish ‘n chips place. It was one of those eat-once-a-month meals that was very delicious and greasy, but also so bad for you that you could feel your arteries protesting. We then checked out the nearby History and Science museums. I think both of these museums are geared slightly toward children but we had a blast, the dinosaur exhibit is a must see.

We then walked through Hyde park and saw the Princess Diana Memorial, which was very different than I expected it to be. It was a large circular stone fountain, but other than the sign at the front gate it seemed to have very little to do with Princess Diana.



Along the side of Hyde Park is the location of the first Hard Rock Café as well as the Hard Rock Vault, which is basically a small museum of artifacts that have been collected over the years.




We then went to a small pub and had a pint of London’s Pride Ale, successfully checking off one more item on our food list in London. To finish off our time with Alex we had traditional English pasties with beef and potatoes and a night walk along the water for a beautiful view of Big Ben, Parliament, the London Eye, and Thames River.



After saying a quick goodbye to Alex we headed to the Victoria Place Theatre and saw a fantastic showing of Billy Elliot. It was one of the best shows I have seen, that little boy can dance!