Hello Steemit friends! As the summer wind's down, what activities have you been up to on the weekend? Hopefully you've taken some time to enjoy some sunshine relaxing in a peaceful and green country park. Some say that the UK is one of the top places for finding the most number of parks, so today I'm taking you to the one of the biggest parks, none other than Hyde Park!
Would you care to guess what activities I get up in these parks during the summer and winter months?
Hyde Park is situated west of Buckingham Palace and occupies about an area of 1.4km². In the 18th Century, Hyde Park was used by the Royal family for deer hunting. Nowadays, it is open to the general public for their own leisure.
The Hyde Park Highlights
The Lecture Corner
The speech corner has been a tradition since 1800, notable people like Marx and Churchill have brought their own wooden boxes to stand on and deliver public speeches. Nowadays, every Sunday is an opportunity for people of all kinds of disciplines to congregate and share their wisdom.
Rememberance Fountain
This Fountain was built in 2004 in remembrance of Diana Princess of Wales. The design is such that when viewed from the top down, resembles a necklace. Under the blazing Sun, it is a nice way to cool off!
Hyde Park's Beauty in Detai
During the beginning months of Summer, Hyde Park is a great place to go admire it's flowers. The colorful flowers give off a really seductive smell, truly bringing out the romantic nature of the setting.
England and London in particular, are famous for it's fog. In the eyes of many from this region, sunshine and warm weather are a rare occurrence and should be treasured. Thankfully, the UK does see a few good days of warm weather and sunshine a year, and during these days, people in London like to come to Hyde Park to sunbathe to their hearts content.
If you're lucky you'll see some mini parties in the Park. Sometimes people dress up as chubby Dinosaurs and chase superwoman riding their bikes. The atmosphere at this point suddenly feels a few degree's warmer !
In the warm summer days, I like to be near cool water. In the middle of Hyde Park, there is a lake called The Serpentine lake where you can row boats on the water. This lake and "The Long Water" divide Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. (See picture below)
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In my eyes, Hyde Park is also an animal Kingdom. In the blink of an eye, a naughty squirrel suddenly appeared in front of me which was a nice surprise!
There are groups of Ducks, Geese and elegant Swans which come to meet me as I walk towards them. It's like they're old friends. I guess that makes sense because i'm Hyde Park's regular visitor, whether its Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter - I frequently visit to lighten the mood.
I like taking pictures with my friends, so I squat down and get a quick snap with my Duck friends!
Rowing Boats in Summer
Even though Hyde Park doesn't seem very big, to walk around it is actually quite a fair distance. There are three other modes of transport : Horse Riding, Bicycle Rental and last but not least, Rowing boats!
My favorite one is of course rowing! In Hyde Park, the boats don't have any roof, so it's best to avoid rowing when it rains. Rowing in Hyde Park is a perfect opportunity to get close to the animals, as you gently row, the ducks, birds, swans and other birds will swim along side, or often fly by as if they're saying hello!
The Crazy Winter Theme Park
At Christmas, Hyde Park transforms into a Christmas themed fun fair called Winter Wonderland. The park opens from before Christmas, right through to past new year, the whole time it's like one big party event. Every year, I enjoy Winter Wonderland so much that I visit many times.
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