Not the classic sunset sky that I was hoping for, but the blue was quite pleasing.

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Whilst driving back to London from Hereford a few days ago, I saw the most amazing sunset, with a range of colours from dark blue, through purple, red, orange to yellow. Just a shame that I had to enjoy it from the M5, rather than from a nice hilltop somewhere. Being a clear, bright and cold day today, I was hoping for something similar, but was somewhat disappointed. However, I had never taken in the view over the Thames from Richmond Hill before, so I wasn’t completely dissatisfied with my excursion this evening.

The observation wheel at Winter Wonderland, viewed from the other side of the Serpentine in Hyde Park.

I visited Crystal Palace Park today, home to a large transmitter and the remains of Crystal Palace. It is a place that I’ve been meaning to go to for a while now! It’s a great shame that the Palace burnt down in 1936, but just visiting the site gives you an idea of the sheer scale of it. There are plans to conserve and re-develop the site, which would be great.