Battersea Park

We had a great time at Battersea Park today. It's right across the Thames from where we live, and it's a fairly large park. We've been there before, but only to go to the petting zoo, which is frankly rather grim. Today, we headed to the playground. It's really lovely. There is a seperate playground just for the under-5 set, so all the jungle gyms are fairly low to the ground. And there's a train that leaves from the playground and takes you around the park. Pascale was totally into the train. It was just leaving as we arrived at the playground, and the second it arrived back, Pascale had to secure a seat. She waited there patiently for a good 10 minutes before the train moved again. The train ride gave us a nice overview of the park. They have several rather wild areas with paths through them that look nice for strolling.


Here's Pascale with her masterpieces:

One thing I really like about living in a swanky area is that you can get really great stuff. I bought some fish at the Chelsea Fishmonger yesterday (approx. 20 paces from my front door), and it was the best fish I've ever had outside a restaurant. Just fantastic. Of course, the downside of living here is that everything is really expensive. Aaah, tradeoffs.