I guess it's human nature to search for the safety of the known instead of the uncertainty of the unknown. I'm no stranger to this feeling and, even though I tend to want to always meet new people, Christina is one of the few people I want to meet every time I come to London in the future.
I met Christina on my way to México right after Steem Fest 2 in Lisbon. This is us in late November 2017 and she is one of the most chill, easy going and smiley girls I've met in my life. As I'm quite of a realist and sometimes a negative person, having her around always brightens my day.
It's funny, I was planning on coming to London on a Friday but somehow decided to arrive on Thursday and when I had my plane ticket booked I let Chris I was gonna be in town. She told me she was leaving on Friday to have a small Euro trip with her mother. Talk about timing, huh? Me changing my mind allowed me to meet her at least one day before she left.
We met in St Pancras train station, exactly in the spot we said goodbye 9 months ago and we decided to take a walk around the city and just head in the general of one of the nicest parks around.
Obviously we got lost. Christina is originally from the US and she doesn't know the city too well yet, so it was a nice experience to sort of get lost with her. I snapped this pic while she was trying to figure out the way we should go.
Anyway, after some cool buildings and a few London streets photos, we managed to find the park.
We spent around 3 hours in the park right in front of the lake, just having a conversation and watching the people walk by, all of them immersed in their own world.
Gotta love this little natural Oasis in the middle of one of the busiest cities in the world.
I love nature, I can't help to feel at home around trees, water and animals. I couldn't stop taking pictures for you to feel as if you were right there with us.
The first time I came to London I never expected to find a park like this in such a city, famous for it's buildings, modern infrastructure and cosmopolitan people, so it was a great experience overall to be able to get out of the craziness of the metropolis and just relax with a friend.
Of course, it's England, they were selling beer in a small shack in the park and we, as we don't want to disrespect the traditions, had a beer by the lake.
Christina had to leave early because she had to go to a friend's birthday celebration, but I stayed there for a few more hours and after that, I walked home by night, but you won't read about that stroll until my next and last post about this small layover in London.
I hope you enjoyed this ice-cream, beer and stroll in London.