There are those rare occasions in London where the weather reaches a desirable temperature that I don’t feel the need to wear 4 layers just to be reasonably content walking around.
On this particular weekend we experienced a glimpse of Summer (in light of the weather now this was a very cruel tease!) and I decided to make the most of it.
On the Saturday I started with a lovely walk from Clapham to Wandsworth to try another tasty coffee from a shop on the list, The Roastery -they had the biggest Brownie's I had ever seen! After a much needed hair cut I met some lovely friends of mine to just hang out in Clapham Common.
I must point out to my international readers that the minute the weather reaches anywhere near 20 degrees people get a little crazy with dressing or lack there of! I did literally see girls lying in the park in their bikinis!!!! Im not kidding and men with their shirts off. I was happy enough just sitting without a jacket and I still had on a long sleeve dress, a singlet top underneath and thick black tights on!
Everyone came out in force again on the Sunday in flip flops and flimsy summer dresses. I decided to use this opportunity to try another coffee place, this time at Ravenscourt Park in the quaintest cafe attached to Ginkgo gardens. I took my cappuccino as a take away and wandered around the local park, lucky for me there was a child's carnival on so I checked out the old school carousels and momentarily relived a little part of my youth- see attached photo.
I followed this by soaking up some more sunshine in Hyde Park with a dear workmate. The park was full to the brim of picnickers, more sun bathers and children playing in the sunshine. To say it brightened my mood for the next week is an understatement.
Now if London could only be sunny and warm more often!
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