mike j
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Went for a nice unexpected ride today in London. I've had layovers there in the last four years, excluding last year. I never plan anything, just take the airport train to wherever, then walk around for a few of hours. Last couple of times it was till I was the dampest that I wanted to be on the plane ride back across the pond. It seems to rain there a lot. This year, I lucked out, around 70 degrees and five minutes of light drizzle. Walked a couple of miles, ended up at Buckinghan Palace. Well worth the walk. Back at Hyde park, came to a bicycle rental concession. I had passed a couple of small stations of them along the way. I had a long walk back, was tired, asked the guy there about the bikes. It turns out that he's from New Jersey. It cost 2 pounds for up to 24 hours. Rode it around and thru the park, they have really nice bike lanes. Found a station I could lock it into by Paddington station. Then back on the train to the airport. Third photo is of this hotel across from the park. There was guy pruning it as I passed by.