We started our day in Regent Park, one of London's many urban parks. I've been really struck with how much green space there is in a city this densely packed. Regent's Park alone is 410 acres. I met an acquaintance who moved from the US to London for dinner last night; she said it's one of the things she appreciates most about her new home.
I'm also struck by the wide variety of bird species that make their home in the park; the pond in Queen Mary's Garden was home to these two graceful black swans:
Queen Mary's Park is home to one of the best collections of roses I've ever seen, probably second only to the International Rose Test Gardens in Portland, Oregon:
We flew kites at the top of Primrose Hill in the park. Unfortunately, my poor little homemade kite did not work. It would catch the wind for a couple of seconds, and then throw itself suicidally at the ground. My classmates had better luck:
We walked back down Abbey Road, so here's my obligatory tourist photo (I didn't try to recreate the famous album cover, but some of my classmates did, you can check out their pictures at our class site):
The walls in front of Abbey Road studio are covered in the graffiti of Beatles fans.
Drawings of the Fab Four are popular, with John being a favorite.
Some of the graffiti is tongue-in-cheek:
And some people seem to be a little unclear on the concept: Correction: After speaking with an authority on rock history (AKA my husband), I learned that Pink Floyd also recorded at Abbey Road, so this isn't as random as it seemed.
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