We started the day back on our bus tour and stopped at Kenningston Palace. First used as the home for King William and Princess Mary in 1689, this palace has been home to seven princesses. It is filled with paintings, statues and artifacts of the royal families. It also has beautiful gardens and is next to Hyde park.
After touring the palace we were tired and decided to headed back when we ran across Lawrence who volunteered to give us a ride around Hyde park. He was great and showed us all the sights in the 350 acre park that was originally used by Henry VIII as his private hunting grounds. Within the park is the first publically nude statue, who so offended the Victorian women that they castrated him and added a fig leaf.
After our tour of the park, we headed to Harrod's department store. This is the strangest store we have ever seen. It had everything. From rooms of chocolate, pastries, meats, vegetables, furniture, clothes, restrauants and even a memorial to Diana and Dodi. We ate Dim Sum and bought a few things. Where else could you ride this kind of elevator and listen to live singing of opera and classical music. What an expierence!!!!
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