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Cycled up to Marble Arch to have a gander at the XR site.
Peaceful vibe, with many (100k+?) people in Hyde Park.
Cycled down to Parliament Square,
sole Policeman just square side of the traffic barrier at the end of Westminster Bridge
was giving more directions to tourists than worrying about the XR protestors.
Along the Embankment to Waterloo Bridge.
Policemen at the tape barriers warning that a
'Police Operation is due to start, and the only legal protest site is Marble Arch'
but were not preventing pedestrians accessing the protest. I did see one protestor carried away.
Cycled back to Makan in Ladbroke Grove for a coffee and a slab of banana cake prior to the ride home.
Owner, who I had not seen since the Autumn, had a bit of a chat and brought me over an additional espresso.
Rode home a bit buzzed. Closest I'll ever get to a 'finishing bottle'.