Have you ever walked beyond your house? Have you ever taken the left instead of the right?
Today I have done these things for the first time and I wanna tell you about it.
I wake up around 9ish and “suddenly” (after months of indecision and laziness) I decide to go swimming!! So I pack my stuff and I go straight on my way. And here comes the amazing thing. I never walked on that direction before. I usually take the right to catch the bus from the main road. But this time I need to go left. First surprise is: I realize how many lovely houses are along the alleyway! Plus the sun is up..which is another kind of surprise for living in London. At the end of the road I need to across and.. third surprise! There is the chance to go trough this adorable park which I didn’t know existed before.
A bit of green, flowers, benches, people jogging around, mothers with babies, dogs (I love dogs_I am happy just watching them wagging tails) and the most surprising thing at all.. a wooden sculpture! Just there in the middle of the park without a name (for me)_engraved in a piece of tree trunk_I couldn’t resist to take a pic!
Finally (after 6 mins of amusing walk) I get the swimming pool_ Yes now I can say that I have experienced even this in UK. Nice one! Obviously everything is different_ completely different! You just pay the entrance fee and then you can stay as long you desire, which is a really good thing. But I need to pick on the “unprofessional” sides: you are not obliged to wear a swimming hat (so imagine swimming and bumping into floating hair), there is no female changing room but just lockers in a common area, then toilets and showers but without any facility where you should keep your stuff in the meanwhile you have a shower! :S
So I would say a bit disorganized but I had fun_ I missed swimming so much!
I don’t know if I will go back swimming there but for sure now I know that anytime I wanna go for a walk or to read a good book outdoor..I can enjoy this really cute place_ just there_ beyond my house.