Blogs from Richmond, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Wczoraj pojechałam z Glorią Michalinka i Krzysiem do parku, zwanego Plantacja Izabeli, który mieści się w w Richmond Parku. To taki park w parku. W XVII wieku, ten zakątek mieszczący się w południowo zachodniej części Richmond Parku był znany pod nazwą The Sleyt. Jest to nazwa stosowana do określenia terenów podmokłych, leżących na przestrzeni otwartej , pomiędzy lasami a nadrzeczem. Od 1771 roku widnieje na mapach pod nazwą Isabella Slade. Isabella mogła być żoną lub córką pracownika, jednak najprawdopodobniej nazwa pochodzi od słowa isabel, który w XV wieku znaczyło brudno-szaro- żółty, czyli tak jak kolor ziemi w tej części parku. W 1831r, lord Sidmouth, główny nadzorca parku, ogrodził całe 17h Isabella Slade parku. Zasadził dęby, buki i słodkie kasztany. On też nazwał ten park Isabella Plantation. Obecny wygląd parku, stawów, strumieni i polan w dużej mierze ... read more

Ako som uz spominal spanok uplne paradny az ku koncu som a prestahoval na druhu lavicku bo na povodnom mieste zacalo dako moc fukat asi za to mohli instalateri vianocne vyzdoby. Este raz letisko v budapesti zatvaraju o 22/45 a otvaraju o 4/15, mam na mysli miestnosti za security controlov, pred nou je otvorene non stop ale myslim, ze tam nebude take pohodlie a klud aky som zazil. Zostavalo mi uz len cakat kedy vyhodia moju gate a pobrat sa k nej, zatial som sledoval prechadzajucich ludi. Gate nahodili asi 45.min pred odletom. Na colnici bez problemov i ked si colnik dost prehliadal moju obcanku ani nevim preco som mu nedal pas, bolo by to asi o 25 sekund rychlejsie. Nasledovala potom uz nicim nerusena cesta ku gate, prakticky som isiel s davom, vsetci co isli ... read more

Geo: 54.4052, -1.73662 Richmond Park is an oasis of tranquillity and all things natural with beautiful grassland,incredible woods, hills and views of the valley of the Thames. Richmond lies 15 miles southwest of central London, we caught bus no 65 which stops at Petersham Gate which is up the hill, but if you catch bus 371 from Richmond station it goes to both Petersham Gate and Richmond Gate, We walked past the Pembroke Lodge, a Georgian mansion with garden settings with spectacular views to the viewing point at King Henry's Mound to see London skyline edging down. We then took a walk through the Richmond Park which is vast and we had our picnic here; we passed many cyclists and joggers along the way. We were blessed with good weather and we also walked to the ... read more

Just arrived yesterday, 29th August to Richmond University here in Greater London. First blog since being here and I want to keep people posted with what I'm up to over here. Flight from Boston to London Heathrow Airport was a little over 6 hours - not too bad. After getting my baggage and checking thru customs and immigration, I caught the Tube to take to Richmond. I have to laugh, I'm pretty savvy when it comes to subways but this was like a scavenger hunt for me! From Heathrow, I took the Tube to Actons Square where I had to pick up the District Line. This line is less frequent at this stop so I had to wait a while. Once it arrived, I took it to Turnham Green, where you have to pick up another ... read more

As a civil servant, Mark has been given the privilege day (extra day off) on a day after the 2nd May Bank Holiday. We decided to explore Richmond Park on 31 May. After getting off at Richmond, we walked on the High Street, Hill Street, and walked uphill on Hill Rise. Then, we entered the footpath or the balcony overlooking Terrace Gardens, Parklands and the Thames River. We found Ham House (National Trust) and Marble Hill House (English Heritage) on both banks of the river as well. The weather was variable when we arrived in Richmond. It drizzled and showered a bit from time to time. Following the footpath along Richmond Hill, it led us to the Richmond Gate, which was famously designed by Capability Brown, and the entrance of Richmond Park. Like Hyde Park and ... read more