“But Peter… how do we get to Neverland?”
“Fly, of course!
“Fly?”
“Yeah, it’s easy!”
“Yeah, it’s easy!”
Peter Pan is a classic that is usually remembered for the Disney classic of the 3 Darling Children flying over London with the boy who didn’t want to grow up. Or, it’s also remembered for the movie that saw him actually grow up Hook. Or possibly the musical also called Peter Pan. Either way, Peter Pan is a classic English story and he is immortalized here for eternity.
London is usually known for the cold, damp weather. People hide under their coats and umbrellas, not bothering to see what is around and just trying to get to where they are going. But, Spring has arrived in all its majesty and brought a new life to London this past week.
I live right on the corner of the King’s Road in London. It’s a pretty famous street for its window shopping (or actual shopping if you can afford the designer boutiques). King’s Road now has people everywhere in bright colors showing their faces and carrying huge bags of new clothes to brighten up the season. I adored London before, but seeing this new weather makes me want to never leave!
Because the weather was so warm and the sun was out, I couldn’t stay inside being tied up with Finals. I knew I wasn’t going to start work until the end of the weekend anyways. So, why not go to one of the parks?
I wanted to go to the park that had the Peter Pan statue. I had seen it in so many films and it was one of my favorite movies growing up. I looked up in my tour book and saw it was in Hyde Park. So off I went with my friend Becca to find Peter Pan.
In the background is a Ferris Wheel. I believe it is known as the mini- London Eye. I went to Hyde Park not long after Christmastime and there was a winter festival to liven the place up. But, in the spring, it’s just beautiful. The flowers are bloomed, people are out lying in the sun, and the Serpentine is a method of traveling for anyone.
We got a little lost on the way to finding Peter Pan, but we still saw more interesting and popular sites in Hyde Park. One of the most prominent figures in modern history was Diana, Princess of Wales. And Hyde Park was where she resided in Kensington Palace. There are other memorials devoted to her- the Diana Memorial Playground (which is set up to look like Neverland) and the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain. I wished I could join all the people in the fountain. Never had I seen such an intimate fountain before. Diana would have enjoyed it.
After an hour of searching down winding paths and chasing puppies around, we finally found Neverland and Peter once and for all.
I was so relieved and happy that I finally found Peter and he wasn’t trying to fly off to Neverland without me. It makes me though never want to leave London. But, it’s only a week away that I’m going back home and I do have to leave. But maybe I’ll try to take one more trip around Neverland and do some things in London I have yet to do before I go back to Pennsylvania.
Location: Hyde Park, London, UK
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