Half an hour's ride by tube from central London and after payment of vast sums of money we found ourselves in the beautiful gardens at Kew. The place is so restful after the hustle and bustle of the city. It is characterised by large specimen trees and fabulous vistas along with some beautiful flower beds in their final blush before the end of summer. We enjoyed the whole day there looking at the various greenhouses one which had a spectacular display of orchids and astonishing but not photogenic desert plants. Overall a great day preceded by that climb up The Monument which has recently been restored and opened to game climbers.
It was fun being in London again but it can't outshine Paris.
Saturday morning saw us on the Eurostar heading to Paris and weren't we glad to leave the very ordinary hotel we stayed in in Bloomsbury. Great area but we'll stay somewhere else next time.
We arrived at our apartment in Paris and immediately felt at home. Even the wifi works here - amazing!
Hi Tony we ate following your movements with great interest. The blog works really well and the photos are great.
ReplyDeleteI had a great 4 day trip to the Philippines to visit our water project. I must develop your eertise as it would be really worthwhile to put it n a blog.
Best wishes to you and Wendy, Garry
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ReplyDelete"The last time I saw Paris, her heart was warm and gay" --- nice to hear that all is well!
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