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Hyde Park visit

Yesterday (Sunday, 30th May 2010), I visited Hyde Park, a park in the centre of London that covers about 253 hectares. I enjoyed the visit to the Park; it was a fantastic day out. The Park is easily accessible by different means of transport and has about 5 underground stations along its border. The stations are Mable Arch (Central Line), Hyde Park Corner (Piccadilly Line), Knightsbridge and Lancaster Gate (Central Line) stations. This is about the fifth time I have visited Hyde Park. I have been there with various groups from work, church, club, etc. The weather at the Park was beautiful, sunny, and without a drop of rain in sight. Hyde Park has a long history since King Henry VIII of England "seized" or "acquired" the land from the Catholic Church in 1536. It was said that one of the reasons for the English Reformation was that he needed money. Although the main reason for the split with the Catholic Church was that King Henry needed a male heir ...

The closing of a Suya shop

Well personally I am an amala man (I prefer the one made with Yam not Cassava) , I love amala with egusi prawn soup but I do not mind ewedu soup. I prefer it with a combination of various meats from different animals with their internal organs (Eran orisirisi). Usually, I prefer this dish being served at a temperature that is hot enough to be steaming with a cold drink usually coke, that has just been removed from the fridge and it appears to be sweating (although this is just the solid ice turning into liquid water at room temperature). I would prefer to eat it with my hands after washing my hands in lukewarm water, although over the years I have learned to become proficient in the use of cutlery especially the fork to eat my favorite dish. Unlike many others that just push each bolus of food to the back of the tongue and use the tongue to push it to the back of the throat and then swallow it allowing peristalsis to take over. I chew each bolus with the soup in my mouth savoring the t...