Day 81

My first day to sleep in since October! I woke up at about 11:30, grabbed a sandwich, then walked down to the Museum of Richmond in Town Hall. The museum was small, but it was really interesting.  It talked a lot about how Richmond came about. Apparently Richmond was a popular place for the Kings and Queens to vacation, and there was even a palace built at one point. It also talked about the impact of WWII on Richmond and how Richmond Park played a big role in training, bomb shelters, etc. After the museum I decided to see how far the walk by the River Thames went, and never got to the end of it after an hour and a half. I had to turn back at that point or else I was going to be late to leave for the Enchanted Woodland at Syon Park. We left at 4, and got to Syon park at about 5:30. It wasn't really crowded, so it was nice. The whole thing was 1.25 miles and overall it was so much fun. All the trees were lit up and each had a different theme. There was even Tinker Bell and Peter Pan, Maleficent, Alice and Wonderland, and Lion King. Some were simpler with just disco balls hanging, fake goldfish in a bag, umbrellas, and random other stuff. At the end there was a cute area where you could pose with wings on, so I'll post them later once one girl sends me the pictures. At the very, very end there was a house and inside was this amazing light show. I expected the whole thing to be kind of lame, but it wasn't. It was nice to drink hot chocolate and walk around with friends. Afterwards we grabbed supper at Whole Foods (the only place in Richmond open at 8), and walked back.