Friday, 10 June 2011

Walks final . .

Looking back on my walks experience I wish that I would have done all of the walks at the very beginning of the term. I learned so much about the ins and outs of London because I went to places that I never would have seen otherwise without the walks class.

I loved the Central Parks walk, partially because we road bikes which made it really enjoyable and really quick, but also because I saw the picturesque and romantic parts of London that you see in movies. We saw lots of families just spending time together and relaxing – that is was I thought of when I thought of London. Oh and Buckingham Palace, I love seeing it any chance I get.

The Regent’s Park was also magical. It was my first walk and we were just getting used to the system of doing the walks and following the directions. It was a challenge and it probably took a bit longer than it needed to but we had a really good time. The gardens in the park were beautiful and I loved seeing people rowing in the pond and sun bathing on the shores of the pond. What a great walk.

The Westminster and St. James walk was awesome too. We walked past a lot of the really tourist saturated parts of town that I love but we also saw a lot of really cool clothing shops that I never would have seen if I hadn’t have gone on the walk. There were also a lot of streets with really pretty homes that were not just old but very well kept and were just very London. I’ll remember this walk.

1 comment:

  1. Thanks, Scott, for getting your blog posted. I thought you all were pretty clever to use bikes for one of your 'walks.' Two of your top three were walks, and that's been the pattern with most students. It seems that in a big city, parkland is pretty precious.

    You are now officially a graduate of the London Walks course. Congratulations!

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