Did a boat cruise to Hampton Court Palace in brilliant sunshine. I'm quite sunburned. Mom wisely took to the shade on the lower deck periodically and did not turn red as I did.
The 25 video clips I took during the 3 1/2 hour cruise to Hampton Court Palace have been compiled into one video of just under 3 minutes. This video, below, will let you see how the trip along The Thames progresses from the center of London to the open spaces of Hampton Court Palace. It was quite a spectacular trip, and we highly recommend it if you're visiting London, but you'll probably want to do a one-way journey (with a quick return by train as we did) so as to maximize your time at Hampton Court.
Birds we saw along the route included Grey Herons, Swifts, Swallows, Sand Martins, House Martins, Cormorants, Shags, Pied Wagtails and a very rare Montagu's Harrier.
The 25 video clips I took during the 3 1/2 hour cruise to Hampton Court Palace have been compiled into one video of just under 3 minutes. This video, below, will let you see how the trip along The Thames progresses from the center of London to the open spaces of Hampton Court Palace. It was quite a spectacular trip, and we highly recommend it if you're visiting London, but you'll probably want to do a one-way journey (with a quick return by train as we did) so as to maximize your time at Hampton Court.
Birds we saw along the route included Grey Herons, Swifts, Swallows, Sand Martins, House Martins, Cormorants, Shags, Pied Wagtails and a very rare Montagu's Harrier.
Mom met a dog on the boat ride to Hampton Court. This is at Teddington Locks as we were getting close to Hampton Court Palace.
Here's an inner courtyard at Hampton Court Palace. We saw a Pied Wagtail in the grass here!
Our return journey to Waterloo Station in London stopped at Wimbledon where we took on passengers at the tennis tournament (the station is right there at the stadium).
After arriving at our hotel we went out to a local pub where we ate Fish & Chips, drank pints of beer, and joined the crowds in the pub cheering the World Cup game playing on the TVs.
A very exciting day!
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