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A Sunny Early June Walk Through London

·City of Westminster, United Kingdom·#travel#summer#cityscape#london#uk
A busy street lined with buildings and overhead Union Jack flags, featuring cars, buses, and pedestrians.

Started the day on Oxford Street, where Union Jacks were still strung across the road overhead, then cut into Hyde Park to get away from the traffic. The Serpentine was busy — rows of striped deckchairs on the grass and dozens of blue pedal boats out on the water, one swimmer working along beside them.

From there the route ran down to Buckingham Palace. Crowds all over the steps of the Victoria Memorial, the gold Victory catching the sun at the top, the flag up over the palace behind it. St James's Park came next, and from the bridge over the lake you get the whole postcard at once: Horse Guards on the left, the London Eye rising over the trees on the right. Kept going as far as Big Ben, which finally has its scaffolding off.

Looped back through Mayfair and ducked into the arcade off Piccadilly — opened in 1819, one of London's earliest covered shopping galleries, 196 yards under a glass roof running through to Burlington Gardens. Still luxury shops end to end, lanterns hanging down the middle, a MaxMara sign glowing at the far door.

Many people relax on green deck chairs and walk in a sunny park beside a lake with boats.A lake filled with many blue pedal boats and people, bordered by trees and distant buildings under a clear sky.The Victoria Memorial, a large white monument with golden statues, stands under a clear blue sky, surrounded by trees and people.Buckingham Palace, the Victoria Memorial, and many people on green lawns under a clear blue sky.A lake reflecting trees, with city buildings and the London Eye visible in the background under a clear sky.A clear blue sky above a lake reflecting green trees, distant buildings, and the London Eye.Big Ben, a tall clock tower, stands against a clear blue sky, partially obscured on the right by a leafy green tree.A long, ornate indoor shopping arcade with a glass roof, decorated arches, and several hanging lanterns.

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