London's Parks

London is proud of her many green and open spaces, where the English countryside comes to the centre of the city. All the major parks were once royal gardens, but today they’re here for eve to enjoy.

St.James’s Park near Buckingham Palace, is London’s oldest. It belonged to Henry the Eighth- the king who had six wives. In the park you can feed the swans, geese, ducks and other water birds that live near the lake.
In Kensington Gardens stands the Albert Memorial, which Queen Victoria built in memory of her husnand. Facing it is the Albert Hall, where the famous Promenade Concerts are held.

One of the best times to visit London’s parks is in the spring. At this time of the year, Regent’s Park is a beautiful place of blossom and flowers. It’s perhaps London’s most elegant park, with its attractive gardens and lakes. And at any time of the year, you can visit the Zoo, which has an aviary where birds can live in a natural environment, and about 6000 animals, many of them born here in Regent’s Park. But the Zoo’s most popular residents are, of course, the pandas. Pandas come from mountains of south-west China, but there are very few of these wonderful creatures left in the world. Their main food is bamboo and they’re very fond of it.