Green Park, Buckingham Palace, and Mercato Mayfair

After our little bus detour we made our way to Green Park and Buckingham Palace.

Lovely daffodils blooming in the park.

The sunset behind the trees.

Buckingham Palace.

The Royal Coat of Arms.

A glimpse of the King’s Guard marching around the palace.

Photo by Max McDougall.

One of the statues - Agriculture - surrounding The Queen Victoria Memorial.

Max, towards the right, taking in the view.

Photo by Max McDougall.

For dinner we went to Mercato Mayfair, a vibrant food hall built into the deconsecrated St. Mark’s Church. The church has been standing since 1825. It was on England’s Historic Heritage Risk Register before getting refurbished in 2019. Very representative of London’s talent for mixing the traditional and modern.

My delicious chicken and pork dumplings.

Photo by Max McDougall.

Max’s flavorful Pad Thai.

Our wonderful chocolate ice cream sandwich.

Nasturtium

 A lovely plant in Rochelle’s garden.

Landscape in a Leaf

The rugged terrain of a Sycamore leaf.

Flame Vine

Hiking Around Camp Glen Brook

Later that afternoon we returned to Camp Glen Brook to spend some more time exploring.

Dad and mom outside the main building.

The same building in the late 70’s.

Dad and mom with a view of Mount Monadnock.

Myself, dad, mom, Jenny, Liz, and Jon.

Dad admiring one of the gardens on site.

Myself and dad.

Dad and mom standing outside of the house they lived in while they worked at the camp in the 70’s.

Myself with mom and Jenny as we walked to the lake.

A small cabin designed to look like a hobbit home.

A lovely view of the lake during our visit.

A picture of the same lake years ago.

Standing on a large rock.

Jenny and Liz.

Jenny, Liz, dad, and Jon.

Liz, Jenny, mom, dad, and Jon.

Myself, Jenny, and mom.

Photo by Jenny Kasper.

Mom enjoying the view.

Mom and dad catching up with Dan, the Youth Program Director.

Myself and mom.

Dad explaining where the lunch bell used to be.

Dad and mom standing in front of the A-frame cabins. This is where most of the camp group pictures were taken. 

Mom and dad waking up towards the gazebo.

Stopped to pick a few raspberries on the way.

Liz, Jenny, and mom.

Jon and dad.

The gazebo and swing with the view of Mount Monadnock.

Mom with the curtains she made with Marianne in the 70’s; still hanging in the cabins at the edge of the woods.

One of the beautiful gardens on site.

Mom (center) with two other campers preparing some produce from the garden in the late 70’s.

Dad and mom.