London Adventures: Weekend Fun

It is a rainy Sunday night in London and I am sitting with my flatmates, drinking tea, and doing homework. This will be a bit of a long post since we did so much this weekend, but I will try to keep it entertaining!

If you have ever been to London, then you know how hard it is to figure out where to begin your adventures. Fortunately, my flatmate Liz wanted to explore Kew Gardens and Brandy, Emily and I decided to tag along. It took us three Underground lines to get there, but it was well worth it! The gardens themselves are beautiful and very interesting, however what I really wanted to see was Kew Palace.

Kew Palace was built in 1631.

Kew Palace is the smallest of all the royal palaces. This residence was used by King George III, Queen Charlotte and their children. I am fascinated by our Founding Fathers and the early history of our country, so having the chance to walk through the home of the King who was on the throne when the Revolutionary War took place was awesome! As a student of American History, you don't hear too much about the real lives of the people on the "wrong" side of the war. It was so great to be able to walk around King George's home and see what his personal life might have been like. I walked through his daughters' bedrooms and saw where the King broke his fast in the morning. It is hard to think of someone as the "enemy" once you have seen such a personal part of their lives.

The best part was getting to see the Palace Kitchens, which only opened to the public in May. The kitchens are only partly refurbished, but they really gave a sense of what it was like to cook in the 18th century.