So today we decided to go to Kew Gardens, which also was quite close to the house. We opted to drive and as we were looking for a parking spot, passed a Bus 65, the one that goes right by our house. The gardens were AMAZING. It too is a very large park. It had greenhouses dedicated to certain types of plants – those from mountainous regions, those from desert regions (saw some plants from Arizona), those living in the rainforest. There was one greenhouse dedicated to huge water lilies. It was so pretty in there. We had lunch in the Orangery and then discovered the kids playground. It was packed with kids. There was an outside part – complete with a low zipline and an inside part. The kids had a blast and didn’t want to leave there. But there were still other things we knew they’d like. So we visited the Bamboo forest and a Ming house – Ainsley is fascinated with anything Asian. We also went to the Tree Walk – 7 flights of stairs to a catwalk that went around the tree tops. Ainsley & I made it up 3 flights when we decided to turn around but Scott and Emily went to the top. So down on the ground, Ainsley and I learned some facts about trees – do you know how many trees it takes to produce enough oxygen for a family of 4? We stumped Daddy & Emily with that one.
Then back home for a quiet dinner and bed. I wish we could get an upgrade yearly pass but alas, not here.
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