These crazy Londoners will do just anything when it's sunny!
Seriously, it was only mid-20s and people were just stripping off all over the place! Walking through the park there were glowing white tummies everywhere. And that was before we got to the nude bike ride! We saw ads for the ride a couple of weeks ago, and thought we might contemplate joining in if we had bikes by then. We didn't so you're all safe from an image I'm sure you could live without. I should probably explain, there was some reason behind the ride:
it was to protest oil dependency and car culture. Anyway, having convinced ourselves we had a good reason for not joining in, we went along to gawk at those braver, and take photos. Hundreds of people in all shapes and sizes, including a grandma who must have been pushing 80, baring their bits and pieces on a ride along Oxford St, Regent St and Hyde Park.
Next on the list of things to do this weekend was a trip out to Greenwich to see our friends Paul and Siobhan and wish Siobhan a happy belated birthday. We've been to their place quite a few times now and have never really taken the time to look much around the area while we've been there, which is a bit silly since it takes a good hour and a half to get there from our place. This time, however, our normal shortcut was closed and we were forced to take some photos of the Cutty Sark on the way back to the DLR. St Peterites will remember the song at least, but if you're at all curious about why a big old ship is propped up on dry land for all to admire, there's a website by people much more dedicated than I to the topic (thanks to Siobhan for the link).
Some of you know Nicole and Russell, and others may remember from our wedding (mine and Vaughn's) the very pregnant woman in green. Well, it's mid June now and about the time for Nicole to doing some pushing and convince the rest of us she hasn't just been hiding a watermelon up her top all these months. Good luck, Nicole (and Russell)! We're expecting lots of baby photos once you've finished with the pushing bit.
it was to protest oil dependency and car culture. Anyway, having convinced ourselves we had a good reason for not joining in, we went along to gawk at those braver, and take photos. Hundreds of people in all shapes and sizes, including a grandma who must have been pushing 80, baring their bits and pieces on a ride along Oxford St, Regent St and Hyde Park.
Next on the list of things to do this weekend was a trip out to Greenwich to see our friends Paul and Siobhan and wish Siobhan a happy belated birthday. We've been to their place quite a few times now and have never really taken the time to look much around the area while we've been there, which is a bit silly since it takes a good hour and a half to get there from our place. This time, however, our normal shortcut was closed and we were forced to take some photos of the Cutty Sark on the way back to the DLR. St Peterites will remember the song at least, but if you're at all curious about why a big old ship is propped up on dry land for all to admire, there's a website by people much more dedicated than I to the topic (thanks to Siobhan for the link).
Some of you know Nicole and Russell, and others may remember from our wedding (mine and Vaughn's) the very pregnant woman in green. Well, it's mid June now and about the time for Nicole to doing some pushing and convince the rest of us she hasn't just been hiding a watermelon up her top all these months. Good luck, Nicole (and Russell)! We're expecting lots of baby photos once you've finished with the pushing bit.
posted by Margie at 5:02 pm
1 Comments:
I'm only sorry that I wasn't in London to see the nude bike ride.... Maybe I would have driven my car and protested against people not supporting the oil market (I just love arguments). I heard that the pushing was successful, and there was no watermelon, but haven't seen photos to prove it yet....
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