Family Circle

[2007.06.28] The office is pretty much empty at 6:00pm, but it is still too early to go back Hotel. So I decied to go by Buckingham Palace, Green Park, Hyde Park area and have dinner on the Fifth Floor of Harvey Nickol’s. Buckingham Palace is Queen’s residence, and the
surrounding area is quite decent clean buildings. In front of the Palace, the Queen’s Gardens attracts more attention than the Palace itself inside iron fence.

As I walked toward Green park,there were two lines of people waiting along one fence door, with one police car block the traffic and several police on BMW motors, waiting for some one coming out the Palace. Two cars came out, and the police car and motors followed and disappeared; there were a string of all types of cars coming out Queen’s house, and went to different directions. I realized that today is Brown’s first full-day in office as Prime Minister, and a complete new Cabinet. It seemed that the new Cabinet was reporting to Her Majesty Queen on its first day. Quite a historical day!

It’s a pleasant walk along Constitution Hill in Green Park. And right outside the park, it is a Wellington Arch and a small square which connects to Hyde Park. Harvey Nickol’s is just outside of park. As described by the travel book, it is a main shopping destination in London, but I don’t think it can even compare to the shops in San Francisco Union square. However, the price tag of everything is very high, e.g. a jean at 200 pounds, kind of rip-off.

Had a dinner at Yo Sushi on The Fifth Floor, an ok Sushi bar. Maybe I am too spoiled already with food in Los Angeles and San Francisco.