Kew Gardens

Hi everyone,

It's Sunday morning here and I am getting ready to check out of my room and make my way to the bus to Bath, but I couldn't resist posting one last time before I left London.

I spent pretty much all of yesterday at Kew Gardens, and saw only half of it.

I had a wonderful time. It was such a change from London. In the gardens it was quiet and green and there were birds fluttering around, it was so lovely.

It rained most of the time I was in Kew Gardens, but it was only light, so I wasn't bothered. If anything I think the rain kept the majority of people away, so you could be completely alone in certain areas of the park. I explored the dome with all of the tropical plants, and the conservatory with the cacti and the orchids. Inside the conservatory they had one of those huge flowers that only blooms once a year and then promptly dies. I can't remember the name of it, but it must have only flowered a couple of nights ago as it was only just starting to wilt and die. It was really beautiful and a lot bigger than I would have imagined.

I visited Kew Palace, which was very interesting and not at all what you would expect of a palace. It was surprisingly small. The Queen's garden, which was behind the palace, was beautiful. It seemed to me to be the epitome of an English country garden, with hedgerows and vine covered archways and lots of herbs in the flowerbeds. It was so pretty and I could have spent the whole day just sitting in there enjoying the serenity.

My last stop was to the Azalea garden as I know how much Mum loves them. They were all in bloom and the colours were amazing - reds, oranges, yellows, pinks and everything else you can imagine.

It was a lovely day just spent meandering around, enjoying all of the green and the fresh air. I am extremely glad I went.

I'd best leave it here as I need to get my stuff together so I can check out. I have to lug all of my luggage down four flights of stairs! Yuk!

Wish me luck getting through the tube with all of my bags. I will try to post again once I get to Bath.