This weekend is the one free weekend we have before we leave London. Tara and I took the opportunity to head out of town to Kew Gardens on Saturday. It was absolutely beautiful with more flowers and plants than we had seen anywhere previous. Kew itself is a tiny little town that was a nice change from superbusy London. The tube lets you off right at the center of town and its only a short walk to Kew. I've actually been really intrigued by Kew Gardens since I read Virginia Woolf's short story by the same name when I was an undergrad. She describes it so beautifully and while I'm sure the gardens have changed since she walked through them, they are still breathtaking and peaceful. There are a few different greenhouses including a Palm House and a Waterlily House. Both of which are filled to the brim with amazing plants that I've never seen before. Tara recognized many of the plants in the Palm House from her home in Hawai'i but for a midwestern like myself, they were very foreign. One of the highlights was definitely the butterfly exhibit in the Princess of Wales Conservatory. There were very beautiful and so much fun to look at. I kept thinking I was going to step on them though; ridiculous but true. London has been an ironically wonderful to explore plants since they have a huge abundance of gardens and around the city. Most of the royal parks were made public which has produced some really wonderful green areas. It definitely makes living in London attractive and bearable. To top off a wonderful Saturday, Tara and I stopped at a great bakery that had the most delicious looking cupcakes, which we brought home to all the roommates. We completely stocked up on carbs: olive filled ciabatta, rosemary and olive oil foccacia and muffins. It was a delicious day!
what a great day!
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