Feeding squirrels in Hyde Park

Introduced pest from America but so cute!

Fashion in Paris

Fashion shoot in Paris. This is such a different city to London. Seems older and the architecture is far more ornate and over the top. I did not ride the free bikes. It seemed easier and safer to walk rather than risk the Parisian traffic. We also used the Metro system - the oldest underground train system in the world. That was really good. Managed to see most of the landmarks in one day by doing a bus tour and then walking along the Siene to the Louvre (did not go inside) and Notre Dame which we did go in to, and then up the Eiffel Tower.

Falcons in Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square. Where are all the pidgeons? According to the tour guide on the bus - KFC stands for Kan't find Chicken, :) The truth is that a London mayor banned feeding pidgeons or 'flea infested flying rats' and so there are far fewer than before. The local government also employs someone to fly a falcon around the square every morning to frighten the pidgeons away.

Fully fledged tourist - final visit to the Queen

Final day of riding

Chicksands mountain bike park - "underwhelming" was Joel's word for it. It is in a nice but small patch of forest about an 1 hour from Stansted Airport north of London. Caters for dirt jumpers and 4x a bit better than DH. The DH track was about 400m long - that was it! Not inspiring at all so we didn't stay long. And the 4x and dirt jumps were not as good as Glenorchy. And they charged us 5 GBP each to ride there and there were no other facilities. Not worth it.

Family

On our way out of Scotland we decided to follow the ancestral trail.

Stirling Castle - One of my great grandmother's family all came from Stirling and surrounding areas.

The clan McNab burial ground in Killin. Another of my great grandmothers was a McNab.

Fort William

Do I really have to move off the road?