It’s getting warm

It is amazing that only a month ago it was snowing here in London. We were experiencing temperatures around the freezing point and when walking around shopping places, we’d enjoy going into shops because they are all heated.

It’s suddenly quite warm in the last couple of days and based on the weather forecast, it looks like we will experience Auckland-like temperatures.

So decided to go to a park today called Hyde Park – quite a nice place to relax and unwind. There weren’t many people to the point of overcrowding. There is a lake or river in the middle of the park called the “Serpertine” or maybe that is the name of the body of water…anyway we went on a pedal boat for half an hour and chased families of ducks and goose.

There are plenty of tulips in bloom and the park’s wildlife are out and about.


Squirrels are fun to look at because they hop along on top of the grass like waves of water. These ones are not that afraid of people either. Actually I’m not sure if we are suppose to approach them as I haven’t seen any signs but if you carry peanuts in your pockets, these squirrels are your best friends. They’ll come to you and you can hand feed them. Sometimes they’ll bury the nuts into the ground straight away and come back for some more.

The pigeon above has a pattern I’ve never seen before but I think there is nothing like the Kereru when it comes to impressive colour pattern on pigeons.

Hyde Park is also the park where the Princess Diana Memorial fountain was erected. All around the park you will see these “The Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Walk” medallions on the path but sadly we weren’t able to find the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain.


Just before we left I thought we spotted it from a distance however the area is fenced off on one side. Another odd thing is that none of the park maps labelled both the memorial walk and the memorial fountain. We all know the mysteries and conspiracy surrounding the Princess’ death…could this be part of it?