It's only 22 hours of flying, plus 8 hours
of layover in London. We used the time to go to Kew Gardens
in London. Easy to get to on the "Tube" |
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The Temperate House, from
1960's |
The Palm House |
In the village of Kew |
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The Rhizotron walk in the
Treetops |
Temperate House from the Rhizontron |
Atlas Cedar, see Buck at the base? |
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Buck loves the Waterlily House |
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Princess Diana
Succulent House |
Finally in South Africa, Clos Malvern winery
near Stellenbosch |
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A beautiful setting and a fabulous lunch,
4 courses pared with wines, 2 1/2 hours, I could still see
to drive |
One of our favorite wineries, in business
since 1699 - Muratie |
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We left with a case of wine. Our fault for
arriving after closing, the head of the company poured our
tasting. |
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