It's a tradition for some Londoner's to take an early morning dip in the Serpentine (the lake in Hyde Park). This is not just for anyone, they must qualify and spend several months before hand to win a place in this freezing dip. They are led out to the water by a piper playing "Scotland the Brave"
The line up - ready, steady.....
Jump, dive or slide in as your number is called out.
Then the thaw out. Every age has taken part of this crazy event.
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Brrrrrr, not my kind of entertainment. Here we have such an event on New Years day at the beach.
This is great!
The fact that it is a tradition doesn't mean they aren't mad, guess it takes all sorts.
I've lived in london now for more than 20 years it's a long standing 'mad dogs and englishmen' thing - but this isn't quite as bad as the small seaside town I grew up in where they go into the North Sea on christmas day;)
I would be shivering just standing on the shore to take pictures. I can't imagine being in a wet bathing suit and nothing else.
They do something similar here in berlin. It hasn't been too cold yet though, so this might be the year to try it!
This is a New Year's Day event here when people go into Lake Ontario! Not me.
Oh wow! I can't get anyone in the pool unless its at least 35C Mo :) Mind you we think anything under 20C is a wee bit chilly!
It is a New Year's tradition here. I like the cold... but that's one thing I wouldn't do!
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