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Traveler Margaret Jenkins
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- Jun 22, 2018, 8:49am
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 69 m
- England Sunninghill 51.4, -0.666751°24’0” N 0°40’0” W
Day 3
Ascot Races
June 22, 2018 in England ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Trip from Benalla to Heathrow went well. Thanks to David for driving to Seymour, then train to Broadmeadows, bus to Melbourne airport and two Singapore airline flights to Heathrow. Anita kindly provided transport from Heathrow to Ascot.
We passed through Dachet, which had several large hanging baskets full of spring flowers. These were also very visible in Ascot. We saw the footbridge over the high street in Ascot which takes the race goers from one of the largest car parks to the race course.
Later in the day we went to Watersplash lane which the Queen passes through on her way to Ascot races. There were about 200 locals within 100m. Including two groups of school children in uniform. There was also a significant police presence.
Pictures include hanging baskets outside a pub in Dachet, flowers above a garbage container, two carriages in the royal procession and Anita and Anna in the back yard.Read more
Traveler An exciting start to your trip.
6/23/18Reply
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Traveler Margaret Jenkins
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- Jul 1, 2018, 8:09pm
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 69 m
- England Sunninghill 51.4, -0.666751°24’0” N 0°40’0” W
Day 12
Kew Gardens
July 1, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Today we used our bonus ticket on Brit Rail to go to Kew Gardens. Not perfectly straight forward as works were being done on the line near Richmond so were diverted to a bus for some of the journey. Hence it took 2 hours to get from Ascot to Kew Gardens.
The temperature was very close to 30 deg c again, and there were lots of people enjoying the gardens. The map which the office gave out was a little hard to follow as there were grass tracks as well as pebbled tracts and also tarred paths.
However we did see the plants in the heated dome, and the flower variety was stunning. The vista over the lake was impressive as well as Queen Charlotte's cottage. This thatched cottage was donated by Queen Victoria in 1898 to the Kew Gardens and consisted of 32 acres as well as the house.
Trip back to Ascot was even more complicated as the bus did not run straight to Hounslow from Richmond but needed a second bus and a walk. However eventually Anita was able to pick us up from Ascot.Read more
Bev Lee The photographs you are taking are truly beautiful.
7/1/18Reply
Traveler Stunning flowers.
7/2/18Reply
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