We went to Hampton Court today. Kate came with us. We took the bus into Kingston and of course, it started to rain a little and then it just chucked it down. We had to get the raincoats and umbrella out. We took the boat over to Hampton Court, about 1/2 way there, the rain stopped and the sun appeared again. Detta and I had our tickets earlier from when we went to the Tower of London. We walked everywhere. The kitchens was the first part of the trip. I like the kitchens the best. Detta especially liked the leeks!
We did so much walking. I love all the little court yards and alleyways.
After touring all around the inside of the buildings we went outside. I had promised Detta an ice cream, she had one scoop of clotted cream with port wine and the second of English treacle (or something like that). And with that we had to do a wagon ride, which is a vast improvement on any wagon ride, I have ever had in Canada. Padded seats even. Detta's mood being somewhat improved, we toured the gardens. They were lovely, though planted with some flowers which Kate and I felt were not very Tudorish. 
We were going to take the boat back to Kingston, but we just missed one, so we took the bus instead. Detta choose us dinner from M&S which was lasagna. I was very surprised, but Detta said I never make it, can you imagine the cheek! I did request some sausage rolls which disappeared very quickly.
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