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A walk trough Hyde Park …...

I really like to have a good and long walk, when possible!
It was really cold the first weekend we were in London, but the sky was so blue and tempting… so we waited some extra days before buying our Oyster cards !!!! ;oD

What I really enjoyed is to have the opportunity to share nice chit chats with my boys while walking to our daily destinations and it was really good to have the opportunity to taste winter (when it was the last time ????) and listen to the "crick crock" of the ice under our feet !!!!!

Tobia had even the possibility to have a kind of bath in the Serpentine …… There was a plastic bag in the lake and he wanted to pull it out from the water …. such a good boy, but the bank was slippery, so in few seconds he had water reaching his calves ….. Luckily he came out quickly and not far away there was a Primark department store, where we entered to buy, at least, a pair of thermic socks…. phew!!!!












The following 10 pictures, instead, were taken 2 days later in the same park and puddles …















Tobia is the author of this splendid photo!!!!






…. reading some comics together after lunch!

xxxx Alessandra






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  1. Beautiful photo's. It looks like the boys are very cold ;-). Love from holland, X Tinie

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  2. Duidelijk een prachtige vakantie in London! Jullie hebben genoten! Geweldige foto's! Vooral die van de "ijsplassen".
    grtjs!

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    1. thank you !!!!! so glad you liked the pics!!!!
      xxxxx Ale

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  3. Lovely photos, am pleased you enjoyed 'our' London, we love it too xx

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  4. fancy almost ending up in the freezing Serpentine!....that would have been memorable! I'm glad you survived the cold. So nice to get in doors in the warm again! The Carnaby lights looked good. X

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  5. Thanks for showing us your photos, they are lovely, The ice patterns, so beautifull, I like this kind of photography:)) The swan is so beautifull, great picture, tell Tobia, byebye Francien

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    1. Hi Francien!!!! Tobia is so proud of that picture…. !!!!! I'm happy you liked the icy ones : i should have taken some more!!!! ;oD
      xxxxxx Ale

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  6. I had a few friends who went to the Winter Wonderland, I'd love to visit at Christmas time.....my sister and I worked out our ' fantasy' Christmas London break, stopping in a beautiful London home, Christmas dinner at the Ritz, New Years party......came to over £30,000 eeeek need a lotto win for that one! Was fun to dream though! You look like you had good old frozen fun! :) xxx

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  7. Once again the aha-erlebnis!
    I bought the bag that your son is wearing with the cartoons on it in the London Primark two weeks ago, you too?
    And Carnaby Street with the snowmen with the gigantic mustaches is also in my blogpost about London (end of december) Did you have a look?

    The weatherforecast predicts colder weather. Perhaps snow. I guess that would charm your boys, wouldn't it?
    I like the picture with the big scarf and you in it.

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    1. The bag Matteo is wearing is a gift from his aunt Monica, who gave it to him a couple of years ago!!!! Matteo really loves that bag! I've just had a look at your post and I found your photos beautiful and original!
      M and T would love some snow, but now we are back in Maputo, so ….. nothing!!!!!
      xxxxxx ale

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  8. What a nice trip you had in London :)) How did you deal with the cold weather we have in Europe?? The first days of January were unusually freezing here :/

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  9. hi ale! looks like so much fun, and SO cold!! it's so nice to see your beautiful family enjoying together! are you back in africa now?

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  10. Definitely chilsome!! It is amazing how it can be so cold despite no snow isn't it. xx

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  11. Da brivido ! Che bella vacanza a Londra , tutta un altra aria , sono sicura che ci voleva , ogni tanto serve cambiare gli orizzonti ; )
    E' bello partire con i ragazzi , anche perchè tra qualche anno vorranno viaggiare con gli amici , sono esperienze che rimangono ! Immagino ti sarai lustrata gli occhi nelle vetrine , mi stupisco che tu non abbia immortalato negozietti affollati di lane e tessuti , o almeno me li immagino così !
    Ti abbraccio , a presto
    Maddy

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  12. ♥.ooo: London♥♥ Beutiful photos!Happy Weekend, my friend! xxx Riitta♥

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  13. Lovely photos! Tobia's swan photo was great, he should keep shooting!
    Kate :}

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  14. Wonderful photos and looks like you are having a lovely time! Happy weekend and New Year!! xo Heather

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