Boating and exploring Kew Gardens

I'd never made the trip to Kew Gardens before. On Sunday I went with Stu & Kris encouraged by the opportunity to go for a Bompass & Parr Tutti Frutti boat ride on the lake. 

We also walked around the ceiling-high balcony of the Victorian glasshouse that houses the palms and tropic plants from around the world, saw the London skyline from the tree tops walk (not for you Mum!), were amazed by the size of the lily pads in the waterlily house and wandered through the acres and acres of parkland.

Inside the Palm House

Fantastic iron staircase to the viewing balcony

Hibiscus

Edible plants tea party

Santa Cruz waterlillies from Bolivia

Kris & Stu rowing merrily along

I didn't even get sea sick!

On the lake with the Palm House as the back drop

Walking tall