To make up for the fact that it was quite a stressful visit, I wanted to do some exploring. It had been a long time since I'd actually seen any of the sights of London, so it was nice to rediscover them. The first place we went to was St James's Park, which is a nice area of nature in the middle of the city. On the right hand side of my photo, you can see Duck Island Cottage.
Later on, we walked over to Parliament Square, as I wanted to see Big Ben and the London Eye. Unfortunately, Big Ben is not very photogenic at the moment!
We also saw Westminster Abbey, a place I don't think I'd seen in real life before.
I was glad to see that many people were out and about in Parliament Square supporting the European Union!
When we got back to Paddington station, we had some time to kill before getting the train. So we went to see Paddington Bear's statue on Platform One. He also has his own bench there!
Additionally, there's a Paddington Bear shop in the station's shopping centre, where you can find all sorts of merchandise related to the books and films that he stars in!
But on a more positive note, despite Brexit, London is still a great city to visit, and I'm looking forward to seeing more sights there very soon!
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