Days 5,6, and 7

It's been a few days, but now that we've completed our assigned walks through London, we don't see as much as we did before. Church was on Sunday, naturally, and it took me an hour to get there. No joke. Public transportation rocks! And our bishop is from Ghana, how cool is that?!? Then we started classes on Monday (actually, I guess I should just say class--we only have one a day) and that was also rather enjoyable. Today was my day off of classes, so I took it upon myself to go and wander. I went to Mayfair, which I had been DYING to see. Those of you who don't know, Mayfair was a part of London that during the Rengecy Era (my favorite) was the center of the ton, or the height of Society, the haute volee, the rich folk. Many of the characters in the books I read (and some in the ones that I write...) live in Mayfair. And one of the things that I love about Mayfair--I didn't know this until today--is that they have random little parks all over the place. I accidentally ran into about 5, no joke. They have these cute little benches and flowers and paths and trees, and people just come and eat their lunch and sit and talk or sunbathe during the day...right in the middle of the city! Although I loved every minute, I felt the entire time that something was wrong. There were these gorgeous old houses all around me, and then there were stores and buisnesses at the bottom of them and cars and trucks everywhere. It didn't at all and made me sad. But anywho, if you don't like nature or architecture, don't look at the pics, cuz that's all today!

Buckingham Palace again. I can't help it, I love it. And no one was there today, it was so nice!

In St. James' Park. Beautiful, isn't it?

I couldn't resist....

This was a WAAAAY cool building in Grosvenor Square, and it turns out that it was the center of the Allied Forces operations in WWII. Go figure.

Hyde Park...a.k.a. Heaven.

This has to be the best piece of real estate ever. This is also in Hyde Park, and I want to live there.

Hyde Park, right along the Serpentine, which was man-made in honor of Queen Caroline, wife of George II, in the 1700s. It is absolutely GORGEOUS there.

The cutest footbridge ever! Well, maybe not ever, but I really like it. It's on the Serpentine and separates Hyde Park from Kensington Park.

When I saw this in Kensington Park, I thought of Sleeping Beauty. I think this is what her house in the woods looked like. Isn't it cute???