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Showing posts with label Kew Bridge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kew Bridge. Show all posts

Friday, 5 December 2025

We're in London!!

At lunchtime today, we packed our bags and headed out...... we're going somewhere!!

We walked up to Hove Train station....... where are we going?!?!

Ooooo, that's the viaduct at Balcombe!

Now we're at East Croydon!

Oh we're coming towards Battersea Power station now!

We've come to London!

We're getting the Underground now...... how exciting!!

And we came out at Richmond!!!

They've got a reindeer outside!!!

Then we had to cross the road to the bus stop.....

...and get on a number 65 bus!

They got a CD too!

We went past an Indian restaurant....

And saw the Pagoda at Kew Gardens!

Then we went past this little church.  The lady sitting next to us on the bus told us that the artist Gainsborough is buried there as well as another artist but she forgot his name.  We'll have to go look next time we're in the area!

Then we went over Kew Bridge.

In two stages because there's a bus stop in the middle!

And we got off here!!!  That white building behind us is where we're staying!

We've got a room all to ourselves on the second floor!!!

And then I noticed that all the other beanie's had stowed away in Andrea's backpack!!!

HURRAAYYY!!!

We checked the view from our window....

And made a cuppa tea.

Then a bit later on we went out because we're meeting somebody at the bus stop.

It's Sandy!!  He's had a really boring day at the National Archives and we've come to hang out with him for the weekend!

We decided to come here for dinner, it's a Turkish restaurant that we found last time we were here.

So we perused the menu.

And then Sandy gave us a ton of presents!!!  We got bis kwits....

And some Real Canadian Maple Syrup!  YUMMY!!

We got some smelly soaps.  Those must be for Andrea, mice don't do Barthin'.....!

We spotted a sparkly christmas tree outside!

Then our beers arrived.  That's Sandy's Mummy!!!!!!

Sandy examined our beer.  That's OURS!

We got chicken skewers with rice and salad..... Sandy decided to have the same thing!
It was scrumptious.

Then we examined the dessert menu...... and spotted something rather fab!

Dark chocolate brownie with chocolate sorce and icecream!!!
Sandy had one as well and he ate his quicker than we did!!

But we finished it!!

Then we scooted off back......

Sandy went back to the AirB&B they're staying at and we came back to the hotel.

Prezzies!!!

We also got a ton of presents for our Sandy Bear Art Deco entries...... we got loads of them!!

We like the hot chocolate and the Paddington Bear badge!!!

Then it was bed time.....we're exhaustipated!!

Friday, 11 April 2025

Another adventure! (day one)

We had to pack a suitcase today because we're going on a big adventure!!

Then we scarpered up the road.....

....to the bus stop!

And then we got to the train station!!

We managed to get window seats too!

We brought chicken sarnies to have for lunch, with a fizzy drink!

And we're off!!

Oooo I can spot Battersea Power Station over there!!

We're crossing tht Thames!

We used the facilities and left them a CD

And then we headed off to get a bus

Ah, here's our stop!

BUS BINGO ALERT!!!  We got the C1 bus!!

And we're off!!

They got a CD too!

Oh this is pretty...

Oh there's Horrids!

We're at South Kensington Station now!!

Oh here we are!!

We had to get another bus from here....

Oh this is exciting!!

Aha, BUS BINGO ALERT!  It's the 237..... we've never taken this one before!

And we're off!!

Ooo

Chiswick??  We're in Chiswick!

Oh this is pretty....

Oh posh!

And a big park....

Oh wow, this is a long trip....

Oh we got off here....

We're staying here, at this hotel!!!  Yippee!!

We got a room on the 3rd floor!  This'll do!

Not a bad view either!

After a cuppa tea, we decided to scoot off to do some sightseeing!

So we walked over to the bus stop....

And got a 65 bus!  BINGO ALERT!!

They got a CD too!!

And we headed off....

And crossed over Kew Bridge!

Oh wow!  There's lots of trees in blossom round here!

THERE'S OUR CAYKE SHOP!!!

We got off in Richmond and found a sculpture of some monkeys!!

And some yarnbombing!  Somebody made a postbox topper!!!

Oh what fun!

Then we decided to scoot back to the hotel....

So we got another 65 bus...

and gave them another CD!

Ther's the Pagoda in Kew Gardens!!

Back over Kew Bridge again

And then got off here near the hotel!

After a cuppa tea or two, we headed back out for dinner.

We walked down this way....

And then round the corner down here....

And came here, it's a Turkish restaurant!

We started with a glass of wine....

And had a mix shish (chicken and lamb) and rice and a salad with balsamic vinegar on it.

And we also got warm bread with two dips (we only tried the white one - yoghurt based - as the red one is super spicy hot.  it was all absolutely yummy!

We finished off with a sweet Turkish coffee and some turkish delight!!

They had some pretty lamps here.

On the way back to the hotel, we saw a full moon, it's a pink moon apparently.


And here we are back at the hotel!!

After another cuppa tea, we were so exhaustipated we went to bed!!