Gardens in London, Greater London

“Very nice private walled garden, owned by Westminster Abbey - very near Parliament . Fantastic tea party hosted by Team Lewis foundation for their charity collaborators, staff and guests.”

“Now it makes perfect sense for a Japanese-American to gravitate toward a Japanese garden when taking a trip abroad, don't you think? Gives me a touch of the motherland. Well, Jamie W and I ventured over to Kensington to spend the day at the parks starting with the 55-acre Holland Park, a charming oasis of greenery. The main lure if you ask me (of course) was this oasis within the oasis It was a gift to London from the city of Kyoto back in 1972. Neither the cherry blossoms nor the irises were in bloom, but the design aesthetic still entranced with ponds, peacocks (photo: lanterns, and quite a spectacular waterfall considering it was manmade (photo: Quite tranquil and lovely. RELATED - Exploring London? Here's my collection of places I've visited and reviewed:”

“Wow! Such beautifully landscaped gardens. You can easily walk these grounds for hours. We visited in the rain (surprise surprise) and it was still absolutely amazing.”

“We took our grandson on a self styled Fire of London tour. He was very excited to see Samuel Pepys' bust and the paving stones illustrating the fire and Pepys life.”