Grosvenor Square 9/11 Memorial

I swear that I didn’t know that this was a memorial park when I walked past. It was beautiful from the outside so I took a photo to help me remember what the park looked like. Came back two days later and sat in the beautiful garden. I was happy and surprised that the garden was open to us. I took a photo of the sign to read it but never got around to it. It was so cold that day that I didn’t get to fully enjoy the park. I shall be back. For sure.

Upon arrival to Grosvenor Square you are met with a wooden arch with big long wooden columns, surrounding it our wooden benches with lovely blue flowers and others flowers that had not bloomed yet the time I got their. You have a inscription on the floor dedicated to the ⁹⁄₁₁ who lost their lives. On the front of the arch it reads «Grief is the price we pay for love»
For starters I never knew this place was here, so it is a lovely little memorial. Its not far from Oxford street and Bond street so it was lovely to get away from the noise. If i lived or worked near I would come here to eat, pray and love, and also take in the surrounding natural beauty.
Nice to have this place in the city.

A few times throughout the year, I come here for quiet reflection.
I love that this spot is without any link to politics or religion. Pain or grief doesn’t differentiate. I’d like to think that this spot, this monument to grief, is also a vehicle towards healing and peace.