Strangely enough even though it was still in London it was far enough away that it felt like we were out of London. There wasn't sirens going off every 2 minutes and there weren't people constantly crowding the streets. It was just a quiet nice, older English area. Very beautiful. It felt like a small English town basically. If I were to ever live in London that would be the place to live! Quiet, nice looking old neighbourhood. And your still in zone 3 which is close to central London still.
We went to Kew Gardens thinking it was just a very large garden with paths to walk on etc. However it was the biggest outdoor garden I have ever been to or seen in my entire life. 6 greenhouses, plants and flowers from all over the world. A small aquatic display with different types of fish, etc. Walking trails, a lake that runs through the middle. Temple gardens, bamboo garden, a treetop walkway, ponds, and so much more! We were there for more than 3 hours! Definitely got our money's worth.
It was so good to get out of our busy area for a day and just breath fresh air and be surrounded by trees and flowers. It was good too because it was a Monday so there were hardly any people there, it for sure put me in a better mood. The weather was pretty good as well, overcast all day, a tad windy but it wasn't too bad. And for the last 30 minutes we were there it sprinkled but that's London for you.
We didn't have Lunch and we both only had toast for breakfast so getting back at 7 we were both starving. We went to a Chinese place and just got some food and came back and ate it in the lounge. We met a really nice guy from Canterburry, (South England) a few days ago and last night he was playing at an open mic night so we went out for drinks and watched him play.
**My last 2 pictures I added to this are off of google** I just wanted to show you a map of how big Kew Gardens is. And the other picture is a view of the Treetop Walkway from above. ( If you want to get a better Picture of Kew Gardens I reccomend googling it! It's such a beautiful place and you can get a better look at everything when it's all in bloom in late April!)
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