Hyde Park Corner

Hyde Park Corner is on the Piccadilly Line. I have skipped a few stations because I wanted to get to Hyde Park today before Winter Wonderland finishes tomorrow. It was a very wet day but I was lucky to have rain break the whole time I was there. It was a colourful event with tons of rides and stalls.

 

 

 

 

Diana Memorial Fountain

Diana Memorial Fountain

 

 

 

Hammersmith

I stopped at Hammersmith for several reasons. I have never walked around this big town before so I decided to explore the shops a little. Popped into King's Mall shopping centre to have a relaxing cup of peppermint tea and a sit down. The server told me the cost the tea is £1.50 whether you have a small, medium or large cup. I found that very amusing. I opted for medium as I wanted to get my money's worth and at the same time I was aware that public toilets are like gold dust. I passed one near the station earlier and there was a charge of 50p entry. Thank goodness I wasn't desperate enough to use it. By the time I left the mall it was dark and raining. Time to get squashed in the overcrowded train home.



St Paul's Centre

Lyric Theatre

Acton Town

Ealing Common

 

After a couple of days of very wet and windy weather, the sun has made an appearance from early morning. Off I go again to continue my journey on the Piccadilly Line. Ealing Common and Acton Town were just your typical small suburban towns with no more than 20 shops on one street.

 

 

Acton Central

By the time I got to Acton High Street it was too dark to take decent photos. The little market stalls next to St Mary's church were packing up and I knew it was time to head home.

St Mary's Church, Acton

Acton Town Hall

West Acton

 Just my luck that the District Line was not running, so could not get to Ealing Common to continue my journey on the Piccadilly. Took the Central Line from Ealing Broadway to West Acton and my nightmare began. I must have confused Acton with Ealing. Started walking and walking and walking until I finally got to Acton Central station only to discover it is in the middle of nowhere. Plus it will not take me anywhere near my destination so off I back trailed. To cut a long story short, I made a detour and ended up in Acton High Street. Ready to hop on a bus and post again. Here are some pics for distraction.

Ealing Broadway

Got a bit bored with sitting on the train and arriving at little towns, in my infinite wisdom, I hopped on a bus to get to the next town, Ealing Common. But wait! The bus took me to Ealing Broadway instead. So here I am. Might as well take a look around as Ealing Broadway has a big shopping mall and a few architectural buildings. And the christmas decorations are still up, right?

Inside the shopping mall

Christ the Saviour Church