Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom Travel Journals & Blogs

Traveler MKK to UK May-June 2023
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- May 26, 2023, 6:00pm
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
- England Richmond Corporation Island 51.458949, -0.30836351°27’32” N 0°18’30” W
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White Cross, Richmond
May 26, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
In the evening we met up for drinks at the White Cross, which is a famous riverside pub on the Thames. It was a wonderfully warm evening with no room for us in the garden or even outside on the street, where people were sitting on the curb--some of them on cushions provided by the pub! But we got a lovely table inside by the window.Read more
Traveler Lovely wall decoration.
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Traveler The Queen Mother pulling pints in the White Cross--maybe from the '80s?
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Traveler Baa-haa!!
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Europe Trip 2023
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- Jul 30, 2023
- 🌧 19 °C
- Altitude: 26 m
- England Richmond Richmond Palace Gatehouse 51.460701, -0.30649551°27’39” N 0°18’23” W
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AFC Richmond
July 30, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Best BELEIVE it, Richmond Green was in the area and we couldn’t help but stop by the Ted Lasso TV filming location (V and I have watched all the seasons). There was a AFC Richmond scarf up in the pub - go Greyhounds! Plus, every store down the lane nearby had Ted Lasso themed products or photos of their staff with Jason Sudeikis.

We had a lovely walk by the Richmond riverside which was a highlight here too before heading home where we had delicious burgers for dinner. I attempted to push through sleep but jet lag took over and just ended up falling asleep fully clothed accidentally instead.Read more
Traveler AAAAHHH 👑⚓
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Traveler officially the most PDA I've ever seen you two
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Traveler London2023
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- Sep 19, 2023, 1:37pm
- 🌬 19 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- England Hounslow 51.4674, -0.355651°28’3” N 0°21’20” W
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Qantas Says "NO"
September 19, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
Last night we got home to an email from Qantas sent at 9.30pm to inform us our flight had been cancelled. It has been moved to tomorrow at 9am, no explanation given. David rang Qantas and they offered us £100 ea for accommodation which doesn’t get you much in London. We have had little sleep trying to sort out with Qantas and to find a hotel to stay in.

Eventually we managed to get a couple of rooms at a hotel at Heathrow so we don’t have to worry about early morning train ride with luggage to the airport tomorrow. They were kind enough to give us an early check in at 11.30am instead of 3.00pm. We had a light lunch at the hotel café and a relax/rest after that in the room.

So today is our last day in London. Not that we will be doing any sightseeing today. Except for a bit of plane spotting. The hotel is on the edge of the runway, just like Daryl Kerrigans house, and it costs extra if you want a view of the runway and planes landing and taking off. I'm pretty happy we are in the low end room where we aren't on the runway.

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And no Qantas plane landing, because they cancel flights! [Cawol]
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Traveler Good point Cazzi
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Sounds like Qantas living up to its reputation [Lauren]
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Traveler MKK to UK May-June 2023
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- Jun 6, 2023, 1:58pm
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- England Richmond upon Thames Kew Green Kew Gardens 51.478197, -0.29688651°28’42” N 0°17’49” W
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Day 18
Kew
June 6, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
In the afternoon, I met up one final time with my high school friend at a cafe by Kew Gardens Station. No pix, except of my walk there, through neighborhood streets full of flowers. Pretty sure you'd be run out of town if you tried to put in any kind of water-saving garden!Read more
Traveler These roses looked fresher when I made my first trip the archives on my first weekend. It was a sunny, warm day then, too.
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Traveler I like the full blown look.
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Traveler Bees love the color blue, so I'm guessing that's why this person created this planting.
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Traveler Success!
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UK 2023
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- Jun 28, 2023, 4:54pm
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- England Ealing Brentford Griffin Park 51.485, -0.30551°29’6” N 0°18’18” W
Day 19
A rest day
June 28, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
We are staying in London with Sam and Stef, and after 5 nights in hotels without laundry facilities today has been a good chance to clean our clothes and have a general reset. Tomorrow we are off to Paris for a few days, so it has also been a chance to get ready for that.

We haven't been completely housebound though, we jumped on a double decker London bus and headed to the local shops to grab a few supplies.
The was a very noticeable cultural diversity at the shops, a lot of international food stores and clothing shops.

Ater Chloe and Isobelle got home from school it was off to the local park so the kids could run off some energy.Read more
Traveler Sounds and looks like a fun day, rather than a rest day. It also is a great feeling when all the clothes are clean. 👚👕👖
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1 Planet 1 Bag Europe 2019-2020
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- Jan 12, 2020, 12:16pm
- ⛅ 50 °F
- Altitude: 23 ft
- England Elmbridge District Thames Ditton 51.393219, -0.34103851°23’36” N 0°20’28” W
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Hampton Court
January 12, 2020 in England ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
Came here as a kid and recall having a great run through the maze. The castle presentations have changed a lot since then, but the maze was still fun. I made it all the way in and back out without help from the spotter man.

The kitchens were open. There were costumed interpreters cooking a real roast on an open fire. As Henry VIII loved sugar, there was also a costumed confectioner making edible confetti.Read more
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Traveler Halls in Blighty
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- Dec 27, 2019
- ⛅ 7 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- England Richmond upon Thames Hampton Court Hampton Court Palace 51.403248, -0.33755151°24’12” N 0°20’15” W
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Ice-skating at Hampton Court
December 27, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Today we all headed out to nearby Hampton Court Palace where an ice-skating rink was set up for the Christmas season.

After a few turns of the ice rink, we got tickets into the palace and grounds. Hampton Court Palace is where King Henry VIII set up court, and it is now a historical museum. There are real working kitchens with huge hunks of meat roasting, and pies cooking.

We wandered through the Great Hall, reading about Tudor dining etiquette: "Don't shift your buttocks left and right as if to let off some blast. Sit neatly and still".

Henry's Counsel Chamber is set up with projections of all the main players (Cromwell, Cardinal Wolsey etc) holding forth with advice and opinion.

There were also actors in costume roaming around acting out hilarious scenes about a group of players coming to court to entertain Queen Elizabeth. Lots of Shakespearean confusion, cross-dressing and audience participation.Read more
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Suzie and Nik Do The UK
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- May 4, 2023, 10:23am
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
- England Richmond upon Thames Hampton Court Hampton Court Palace 51.403333, -0.33833351°24’12” N 0°20’18” W
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Hampton Court Palace
May 4, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
This beautiful Grade I listed palace in Richmond Upon Thames, was once owned by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey and the building began in the early 16th century to create a palace from his country house; a palace fit for a King. King Henry VIII liked it so much that he took it for himself.

Henry and his wives would all live at Hampton Court. The last monarch to live at Hampton Court was George II and in 1838, Queen Victoria opened Hampton Court as a tourist attraction.

I have wanted to see Hampton Court since I started studying Tudor history when I was 12. This was truly magnificent. I also took communion in the Chapel Royal where worship took place today. History is everywhere, walking through and with history.Read more
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Traveler London2023
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- Sep 16, 2023, 8:32pm
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- England Richmond upon Thames Hampton Court Hampton Court Palace 51.403684, -0.33769651°24’13” N 0°20’16” W
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Happy Birthday AND Hampton Court
September 16, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Today is Alex’s 20th birthday. He had a family gathering last night at home with Aunty Deb, Uncle Kev, Aunty Carol and Aunty Lisa. They had pizza, cheesecake and Alex’s favourite ginger beer. We gave him a video call this morning as we had our celebratory 20th birthday cooked breakfast here in Putney. A BIG Happy Birthday to our Alex, we miss you and hope you have a great day today. Love you lots 😘.

We are having a slow start to the day and we will eventually make our way to Adams on the bus ready for our lunch at Hampton Court. The plan is to have lunch and pop across the road to have a look at Hampton Court Palace if we get time. I have packed my sneakers in my bag incase we do.

Todays lunch is to celebrate Adam & Berta’s wedding with all of the London Trozzo family (Aunties, Uncles, Cousins). It was good to see everyone after many years. The food was fabulous. I had the roast beetroot with goats cheese for starters, steak for main and lemon baked cheesecake for desert- it was so yummy. We had a few drinks and spent a lot of time chatting. During our meal. Enzo made a very sweet speech for Adam and Berta.

We went down to the Thames front terrace for afters and eventually left around 5pm. However that was too late to tour the palace but the lovely security man at the gate let us in to have a walk around the front gardens. So I kind of did get to visit Hampton Court Palace but didn’t get to tour it (maybe next time we are in England).Read more
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European Family Holiday
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- Nov 24, 2023, 11:14am
- ☁️ 9 °C
- Altitude: 16 m
- England Richmond upon Thames Hampton Court The Royal Paddocks 51.403972, -0.33762551°24’14” N 0°20’15” W
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Hampton Court Palace
November 24, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
The historic home of King Henry VIII and his wives and then later King William III and Mary II.

The palace boasted impressive artworks, huge kitchens, and even bigger royal apartments. But most importantly, how good is the landscaping.Read more
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