19 July - London, England

After breakfast, we got the tube to Hyde Park to have a look around the park. It is very big with a mixture of park styles. There are paths for pedestrians, bikes and horse riding with beautiful manicured green spaces as well as “natural” areas. There are water courses which seem popular with paddle boats. There were dark threatening clouds so we made our way quickly and found the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain just as the skies opened up with heavy rain. We sheltered under a large tree and waited for the rain to pass then we got the tube back to our room.

We got a bit more dressed up and got the tube to Covent Garden to meet Nicole. We had a quick lunch and then headed for the Lyceum Theatre to see “The Lion King” musical show. It was very good and we all enjoyed the performance. The costumes and stage settings were beautiful and cleverly done. The singing and dancing was also great and it was very enjoyable. We had a coffee after that before getting the tube back to Earl’s Court. We had dinner at a different Italian restaurant. Terry asked the people at the table next to us about the Australia/South Africa rugby game which he was pleased to learn that Australia won. We walked back to our accommodation via Nevern Square where Larn had stayed when he was working here. It is a lovely area too.