Clapham Junction - one of the busiest stations in the UK, a bit of a shock I think for new visitors. We were heading for Kew to meet up with my friend Jo - you've met her before on this blog. She's from near Durban in Kwazulu Natal and was visiting her father who lives in London, along with her sister Penny. How great is this that we're close enough to meet up at one of my favourite places - Kew Gardens.
One of Kew's oldest trees - a Japanese Pagoda tree planted around 1760 - still growing and flowering. Incredible.
The Hive - a new addition to Kew. 'A unique, multi-sensory experience designed to highlight the extraordinary life of bees. The Hive is a feat of British engineering standing some 17m square and set in a wildflower meadow'. It certainly is. The lights and sounds on the inside are triggered by bee activity in the hives outside.
Complementary bee tattoos! Entirely coincidental.
Another grey day, but you just have to get on with it. We did walk around but it was really quite cold so the greenhouses are the best place on a day like this.
Spring is making an appearance outside, but there's lots to see inside and it's warm.
The Palm House
As always with Jo, even though we haven't seen each other since last year, we start talking as soon as we meet up and don't stop the whole day! It's lovely.
My experience is that with Kew you run out of time long before you run out of things to see, but we tried.
Then it really was time to head home. What a great day.
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