Winter Wonderland is a big Christmas theme park in Hyde Park in London. We went there one Sunday because I really wanted to go ice skating outdoors (it's on my list of must do's while I was over here) and they had an outdoor rink. We had a booking for night (it's really busy so you have to book a session) but decided to head earlier during the day because we knew there'd be a fair bit to do.
It was so packed, all the stalls and rides were along one very narrow lane so it was like a mosh pit of families. So to get away from the crowds for a little while we hired a boat and went out for a row on the Serpentine lake. No one else was out there at first so it was really peaceful.
The coolest thing was that the corner of the lake was frozen on top and we got to row through it! It was so much fun smashing the top of the lake with the oars and picking up big chunks of ice (though that didn't last long as my hands started to freeze over).
Back at Winter Wonderland we enjoyed some Bratwurst hotdogs at the German markets and tasty dutch pancakes covered in chocolate (thanks to the recommendation of my friend Arn).
But the best part of the day was the ice skating. It was best at night with all the beautiful Christmas lights. We got there really early so were at the front of the queue and were let out on to the ice first. Our first lap on the rink was on untouched ice. Very cool. I was a bit unsteady at first but I soon got the hang of it. There were far too many people to go really fast but it was still heaps of fun. Nick managed to fall over and took out a women with him! It was hilarious. I fell over once too but only because Nick was trying to shove ice down my back so I don't think that counts!
Winter Wonderland is a big Christmas theme park in Hyde Park in London. We went there one Sunday because I really wanted to go ice skating outdoors (it's on my list of must do's while I was over here) and they had an outdoor rink. We had a booking for night (it's really busy so you have to book a session) but decided to head earlier during the day because we knew there'd be a fair bit to do.
It was so packed, all the stalls and rides were along one very narrow lane so it was like a mosh pit of families. So to get away from the crowds for a little while we hired a boat and went out for a row on the Serpentine lake. No one else was out there at first so it was really peaceful.
The coolest thing was that the corner of the lake was frozen on top and we got to row through it! It was so much fun smashing the top of the lake with the oars and picking up big chunks of ice (though that didn't last long as my hands started to freeze over).
Back at Winter Wonderland we enjoyed some Bratwurst hotdogs at the German markets and tasty dutch pancakes covered in chocolate (thanks to the recommendation of my friend Arn).
But the best part of the day was the ice skating. It was best at night with all the beautiful Christmas lights. We got there really early so were at the front of the queue and were let out on to the ice first. Our first lap on the rink was on untouched ice. Very cool. I was a bit unsteady at first but I soon got the hang of it. There were far too many people to go really fast but it was still heaps of fun. Nick managed to fall over and took out a women with him! It was hilarious. I fell over once too but only because Nick was trying to shove ice down my back so I don't think that counts!
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