Showing posts with label Speaker's Corner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Speaker's Corner. Show all posts

Sunday, May 04, 2008

Hyde Park and the Italian Gardens


Speaker's corner at Hyde Park--a traditonal gathering place
for speakers, and protests in general

I did go for a couple of walks in Hyde Park--it's across the street after all. I didn't hit Speaker's Corner, which I liked so much when I was here in 1982. It was filled with cranks and even some normal people bellowing invective from the corner.




The fountains and pools of the Italian Gardens

I stopped by the Italian Gardens, which are wonderful, extremely orderly, and old. A Belgian architect built them in the 1800s, and they have recently been restored to their full glory.
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