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| A Chestnut Tree in Holland Park |
After an exhausting overnight trip from Toronto to Heathrow (where we were sure we spotted Margaret Atwood on our flight) we left our luggage at the hotel and proceeded to walk to Holland Park in the gorgeous September weather. We found these lovely benches, guarded by two slightly ornery magpies. A perfect place to sit and drink in the atmosphere.
Holland Park Tube Station |
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As we wandered down Holland Park Avenue we stumbled on some pretty attractive and funky shops. We got sucked into a typically English book shop, which smelled delightfully bookish...
And what did we find but a Margaret Atwood book. She was definitely in London. Actually we found out later that she was speaking tonight in Scotland so it was really her on the plane.
That nearer phone booth had WiFi!! Not quite sure how that works. There were lots of affluent school children in the neighbourhood all in uniforms and the younger ones playing tag in their wellies. And as fans of the show "
As Time Goes By", we had to check out 21 St James's Gardens, which is used as the exterior of Jean Pargetter's house in Holland Park. It was just a perfect day for walking 13km on jet-lagged jelly legs.
So we had better call it a day and hopefully the blog entry tomorrow will be more coherent.
Cheers!
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