This weekend was one of the few open weekends of the gardens at Hampton Court Palace. Thanks to a friend on FaceBook, I actually knew this as it is certainly not very well advertised on their website.
We waited until the afternoon as it was raining in the morning so decided to take a bus there of speed and walk back. I’m so glad that we made the effort. The sun came out and it really was positively springlike. Who knew how many varieties of daffodil there actually are and the hyacinths and other spring flowers were looking perfect in the sunshine. It was so warm and sunny that we had the first ice cream of the year at the van in from of the Mitre on the river. I think he was pleased and I am convinced he gave us large ice creams (with flakes) instead of the medium size I actually paid for!
I really felt that Spring is here and to top it all, we managed over 11,000 footsteps mainly because we walked home through Bushy Park rather than taking the bus.
