A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting Richmond Park in London. I had never been there before or heard anything about the park beforehand so when I saw herds of deer roaming freely it was so amazing. The animals looked so timid and beautiful. They’re wild and get frightened easily so getting good shots of them wasn’t easy. This park is definitely worth a visit for anyone visiting London.

I recently got back from a road trip through Great Britain and man it was amazing. The trip covered England, Scotland and Wales. The main places we visited were Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh, the Lake District, Queen Elizabeth Forest Park (near Aberfoyle), Cardiff and Caerphilly. All up we drove nearly 1,400 miles. I was so over driving by the end of it but it was definitely all worth it. Here are some of the photos from the trip.

I had lunch at the Gherkin in London today with some work colleges. The Gherkin is also known as the Swiss Re Building but officially it’s 30 St Mary Axe. We had lunch at the bar above the restaurant on the 39th floor and the 360 views of London were just spectacular. The food prices at the bar weren’t bad either. I had the fish and chips which were priced at £11.50. Very reasonable considering the location.

On Saturday my girlfriend and I took a coach day tour which made scheduled stops at Leeds Castle, Canterbury and Dover. Day tours are a great way to see England because you get to see a bit of each town. If we like a place we may then decided to come back at a later date.

Leeds Castle was pretty cool. It wasn’t as big as I thought it would be but still quite interesting. The castle was surrounded by a moat which was also home to a variety of water birds like ducks and swans.

Next stop was Canterbury where we had lunch at a local restaurant. We also visited the Canterbury Cathedral, which is said to be one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England.

Lastly, we mad a short stop in the port town of Dover, famous for its white chalk cliffs. The coach stopped at a beach which was covered in pebbles instead of the typical yellow sand. It felt quite little weird walking on the pebbles as they made loud crunching sounds as you stepped on them. The beach was very beautiful and clean as you can see in the photo below.

Since it was a nice and sunny day in London today I decided to head out to St James’s Park and take a few photographs. St James’s Park is located in Westminster, right next to Buckingham Palace so there are always heaps of people around taking photos and feeding the birds and squirrels which are all over the park.

There seemed to be more birds on the grass today than usual but I think it may have had something to do with the lake being empty. Well, the ducks at least anyway. It looks like the lake is in the process of getting a major clean up and refill.

The park is also home to heaps of squirrels which are so cute. You can see them hesitantly taking peanuts offered by many of the park’s visitors. You can see one eating a peanut in one of the photos.