We mice are not particularly keen on the heat – at least not the extreme heat which has been attacking old England lately. High temperatures make city life unpleasant. If I travel by bicycle, I am liable to overheat. Removing my fur is not an option. Buses are hellholes and, as for the Underground, try getting the Central Line to Bank when it’s 34 degrees and you’ll see what I mean. Parks are too busy and simply don’t have enough shade. There are no woods in central London. It’s at times like these that you long to be in a Moorish palace of 9th-century Spain, with shady courtyards and serene fish pools to cool you down. Luckily for us mice who long to escape the crowds and the merciless sun, London and every British city are filled with cool retreats which are entirely free to enter, filled with beautiful art...
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