Today was absolutely a beautiful Saturday and everyone in this part of London came out to enjoy it. It was the Queen's official birthday so we avoided going into London. We watched the military parade on television with a lot more interest than we would have before this visit. This photo is a cricket game on the green in Richmond, England, two bus stops from Twickenham. Richmond is rich in King Henry VIII history, but we definitely felt like the people we saw were locals, not tourists.
The street across from the green was lined with these townhouses. We got to the green through a very narrow street lined with fun shops. One had fabulous chocolates, another, wonderful ice cream.
After exploring the shopping area in Richmond, we joined all these people and watched people boating, kids playing, a rowing team practicing, and bikers enjoying the Thames River path. We caught the bus back to Twickenham, got some food for dinner and breakfast at the local supermarket and caught another bus back to the hotel. Next time we will do more meals this way, especially when the room has a refrigerator. I got to eat something with flavor. We also tried a treacle tart. It is kind of like a brown sugar pie. The banana milk was not bad. We like trying local fare and seeing what the residents are buying. After almost five weeks in the UK, we feel quite at home.
This is the view of Twickenham from our room.
Today was absolutely a beautiful Saturday and everyone in this part of London came out to enjoy it. It was the Queen's official birthday so we avoided going into London. We watched the military parade on television with a lot more interest than we would have before this visit. This photo is a cricket game on the green in Richmond, England, two bus stops from Twickenham. Richmond is rich in King Henry VIII history, but we definitely felt like the people we saw were locals, not tourists. 
The street across from the green was lined with these townhouses. We got to the green through a very narrow street lined with fun shops. One had fabulous chocolates, another, wonderful ice cream.
After exploring the shopping area in Richmond, we joined all these people and watched people boating, kids playing, a rowing team practicing, and bikers enjoying the Thames River path. We caught the bus back to Twickenham, got some food for dinner and breakfast at the local supermarket and caught another bus back to the hotel. Next time we will do more meals this way, especially when the room has a refrigerator. I got to eat something with flavor. We also tried a treacle tart. It is kind of like a brown sugar pie. The banana milk was not bad. We like trying local fare and seeing what the residents are buying. After almost five weeks in the UK, we feel quite at home.
This is the view of Twickenham from our room.
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