Sunday, April 16. Very nice considering it was supposed to rain.
Our usual unhealthy quick breakfast and our trusty guide lead us to the Tube Station to get a return ticket for Kew Gardens. Fellette and I have never been but Craig has when he and Jeanette came to London together a few times many decades ago.
The journey took maybe 1/2 hour and was slick as a whistle. We got there just after opening at 10. I will just show you how our day went: it was marvellous, just what we needed, gardens, trees, grass all to get us ready for a year of gardening.
It is more like Stanley Park in Vancouver than a Botanical Garden thing. The only difference being they charge you here. It is really a family place and there was kids in strollers on up everywhere. Mind you it is easter Sunday.
We had lunch here and the prices are ridiculous. A bowl of soup and a bun was C$8.25, Craig and I had a burger and a small beer: C$49.50. The fellow making the burgers looked like his last job was in a Serbian Prison.
After getting back to the hotel around 3.45, we relaxed, did the blog, looked at our pictures and then went for dinner and later to the theatre. Long day but a good day.
A 30 minute Tube ride from Westminster to Kew.
Victoria Gate... Kew gardens awaits.
A beautiful bed of tulips and primroses.
The bluebells were out in full force in the woodland.
Doug and Fellette at the Palm House. Built in 1848!
The Azalea Garden was just coming into bloom.
We had lunch at the cafe near the lily pond.
Lotus blooms in the Waterlily House.
Urns of tulips flanking the lake in front of the Palm House.
Just a mass of blooms!
We need a south-facing brick wall like this at home!
Kew Palace, built in 1631 and home to Queen Charlotte until her death in 1818 is tucked away deep inside the gardens.
Fellette contemplating the espalier apple trees. I sense a project back home in the making!
A handkerchief tree in full bloom.
Craig and Fellette heading down Rhododendron Dell.
Inside the Palm House... my gosh it was hot in there.
The Chinese Pagoda... built in 1762, was undergoing a substantial restoration. Due to re-open next year.
The Criterion Theatre, right in the middle of Piccadilly Circus. Great comedy,
corny but clean and hilarious.
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