• Itโ€™s good to be back! ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿฅฐ

    June 13, 2022 in England โ‹… โ›… 18 ยฐC

    A tiring travel ๐Ÿงญ day is instantly cured by three simple words:

    MIND THE GAP โค๏ธ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’™

    Staying in Kensington the next couple of days: About 200m from Kensington Palace. Dumped the bag at the Seraphine Olympia on Kensington High Street & headed straight to the “Goat ๐Ÿ Tavern”. It’s the oldest pub in Kensington. It was built in 1695 as an ale house to raise money for education and support for the poor. Love the history! Over 300 years old. Amazing ๐Ÿบ๐Ÿบ But no good to me at the time because stopped serving food so had a pint of cider ๐Ÿ and kept exploring for something to eat after 12 hours travel ๐Ÿงญ๐Ÿ˜ณ Then again…you sorta get beyond food after a certain threshold of tired…maybe another cider ๐Ÿบ๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

    Hopefully ๐Ÿ™ Richard has successfully navigated his EasyJet flight โœˆ๏ธ to Belfast! He will be wrecked after his extended journey! ๐Ÿ˜ณโœŠ๐Ÿป๐Ÿงณ

    Strolled across to Kensington Palace just before sunset. I think it’s the first time I have ever come to the palace at night. It is very reflective for me, I always remember in 1997 (25 years ago ๐Ÿ˜ณ) when I came and saw the mountain of flowers ๐Ÿ’ and tributes that extended right through the gardens after Diana died… It was something I have never seen before and probably not again. It was as high as me & as far as you could see to the gates. We all remember where we were when Diana died. It is one of those moments in history that most of us will never forget. What a sad sad loss with repercussions that have lasted a lifetime, especially for William & Harry.

    Saw an absolutely amazing full moon ๐ŸŒ• across the gardens. It was very eerie but beautiful to see. Check out the photos; I couldn’t believe my luck. Photos cannot even capture how amazing and beautiful it is! ๐ŸŒ Probably gone a bit ‘Moonstruck’ but it’s just so awesome! I tried to get all ‘Arty farty’ and show Queen Vicki is being bathed in the light of the moon! This holiday is the gift ๐Ÿ’ that just keeps on giving! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ‘‘

    Looking forward to coming back to Kensington Palace during the day for the unique exhibition exploring the royal family‘s relationship with the camera: “life through a royal lens!” ๐Ÿ‘‘

    Nice to be in a different area of London the next couple of days. Thinking ๐Ÿค” of going to see King Henry VIII’s Hampton Court Palace tomorrow…

    Need sleep ๐Ÿ˜ด…always strange to know that when I hit the hay ๐Ÿ›Œ everyone back home is just getting up to start ‘tomorrow’

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