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Lovely London Walkabout Part I (6/25-6/27/25)

Today, Bob and I had a great 4 hour, 8 mile walk on a lovely summer day here in London. We walked through Kensington, where we’re staying, into Paddington, and then onto Primrose Hill, Camden Market, and Coal Drops Yard. This is the first of two blogs about our outing.

Leaving our hotel on Lexham Gardens Road,
which is mostly lined with hotels
that look like residential buildings
Before getting to Kensington Gardens, we passed some embassies. The one on the left is the Belarus embassy,
and the one on the right is the Mongolian embassy.

We walked through one edge of Kensington Gardens. It was a lovely part of our walk today but wasn’t a destination, as we have visited the palace and much of the gardens on prior visits.

The “Physical Energy” bronze by G.F. Watts in the park
Kensington Palace from across the lawn
The Italian Gardens in the park

Our original destination was Primrose Hill for what we had read was the best view of London; however, since our walk was taking us through Paddington, I requested that we look up the new Paddington Pocket Park that I had read about.

“The Wild Table of Love” bronze by Gillie and Marc
on a street corner near the Paddington Underground station.
We’re always stumbling on places
where famous people once lived or worked.
Sir Fleming seems especially important,
and there was a museum of his laboratory in this building.
Buildings along the Paddington Basin
The Floating Pocket Park,
which opened in 2017 and is built on pontoons
This might be a fun visit someday,
and it is aptly located on Baker Street.
The Boating Lake in the very large Regent’s Park
Some tree sculptures in the park
Crossing the Regent’s Canal over to Primrose Hill
Looking over Primrose Hill Park towards the London skyline

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