My Memoirs - Citizen of the World

Some of the places that we visited in England will always remain
in our minds, the famous Harrods Department store that is owned
by the father of Princess Diana’s boyfriend who died with the
Princess in an automobile accident; the three splendid museums,
Victoria & Albert, Science and Natural History, and Madame
Tussauds wax museum on famous Oxford Street. Just north of
Buckingham Palace and separated from St. James Park by the
Mall, is a broad, straight avenue called Green Park that is rich in
beautiful trees and open space. West of Green Park, there is the
vast Hyde Park and its twin sister Kensington Gardens. Trafalgar
Square, always full of pigeons, is where every tourist takes a
picture to claim that he or she has been in London. After exploring
the interesting and fascinating capital of England, it was always
my dream, since high school, to see the Wimbledon Tennis
Stadium, because tennis is one of my favorite sports.
We travelled by train to Oxford where we took the touristic
walking tour of the entire city, including Oxford University and its
many colleges. Oxford is one of the most famous universities in
the world, where former President Bill Clinton was a student. We
took the walking tour to see the Botanic Garden and other rich
ensembles of medieval architecture. It was a fascinating
experience.
Since I lived most of my life in Bristol, Rhode Island, I wanted to
visit Bristol in England, so Deodete and I took the train and found
Bristol, England to be a lively city with hilly streets that slope
down past Georgian sea captains’ houses to the harbor and docks.
One of the attractions of the city is the restored, pioneering
steamship, the SS Great Britain. From Bristol, we took the train to
Bath, a small city, best known for spa resorts, with hot spring baths
that have a long history of healing.
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