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Let's relax ... in London !

Scris de Galiss Joi, 04 Februarie 2010 20:35

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  Parks and Gardens       The numerous parks in London offer shelter from the noise of the big city. Nothing  more relaxing than a quiet stroll and refreshments in St. James’s Park, near Buckingham Palace, or a long morning walk in Hyde Park. Children will always choose Regent’s Park which houses London Zoo or Kensington Gardens, where they can play near Peter Pan’s statue.

  Here is a short list of some of the well-known parks and gardens in the City of London:

     - Hyde Park - It has been a Royal park since 1536 and was once part of the forest reserved by Henry VIII for hunting wild boar and bulls. Queen Elizabeth I held military reviews here (still held on special occasions). It was the haunt of highwaymen until 1750 and even today is patrolled at night by the police. Hyde Park  now has 340 acres of parkland, walks, Rotten Row for horse-riders, and the Serpentine- a fine natural lake for boating and swimming.

     - Regent’s Park- it was originally part of Henry VIII’s great hunting forest in the 16th  century. It contains the London Zoo, the Regent’s canal, a fine boating lake with 30 species of birds, a bandstand, flower gardens in the Outer Circle and the very fine Queen Mary’s rose garden within Nash’s Inner Circle. 

       - St. James’s Park-is the oldest Royal park, acquired in 1532 by Henry VIII, laid out in imitation “Versailles” style by Charles II, finally redesigned in the grand manner for George IV by John Nash in the 1820s. It’s a most attractive park, with fine promenades and walks, and a romantic Chinese-style lake. The bird sanctuary on Duck Island  has some magnificent pelicans and over 20 species of duck and goose.

      - Kensington Gardens- are a formal and elegant addition to Hyde Park. The famous Broad Walk, until recently flanked by ancient elms is now replanted with fragrant limes and the nearby ‘Flower Walk’ is the home of wild birds, woodpeckers and flycatchers. Queen Caroline produced both the Long Water (Peter Pan’s statue is here) and the Serpentine by damming the Westbourne river).

       - Royal Botanic Gardens- were founded in 1759 by Princess Augusta. Delightful natural gardens and woods are bounded by the river on one side and stocked with thousands of flowers and trees. The aquatic garden and pagoda were designed by Sir William Chambers in 1760 and the magnificent curved glass palm house and temperate house were by Decimus Burton.

   Gabriela Udrea - Grupul Scolar de Ecologie si Protectia Mediului "Grigore Antipa" 

 

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