Hyde Park - Winter Wonderland

We heard that there was to be a "German Xmas market" in Hyde Park - so we decided to check it out. We were a little confused because we also subsequently heard about a "Winter Wonderland" in Hyde Park - so didn't really know what to expect. Well - as soon as we arrived, we came to realise!!! - The biggest Fairground we have ever seen!! For Aussies - think of a MEGA MEGA MEGA- Sydney Easter Show sideshow alley.!!

This Fairground just went on and on - with very large rides which had obviously been a big effort to erect, even a huge Ferris wheel, second only to the "London Eye". All sorts of stalls, places to eat and drink - quite a big German input, we thought (even things like the enormous "Ghost Train".) All this coupled with the Winter/Christmas atmosphere inside Hyde Park (the Serpentine was frozen) made for a wonderful experience - and at my age, Fairgrounds are not really my thing!!  For anybody with children visiting London at Christmas time next year, I recommend this as a "must see"!!  Your children will LOVE you for it. But do what I had to do when I was a child waiting for the Brisbane Exhibition to come around - make them save their own spending money. Look here for some pics better than mine

You can view a Youtube video about our visit to London here