Today we hopped on a District line train to Richmond where we were catching up with John and Kerry for lunch. John is just finishing up a Bursar relieving spot here then they are off travelling for a bit.
Kerry had suggested the Petersham Hotel for lunch. This is about 1.5 Ks out of Richmond so we thought we would get to Richmond with an hour to spare and have a walk.
My first attempt at using Siri’s walking directions took us down a very interesting collection of narrow alleyways but being Richmond, these were very posh and clean alleys.
Finally we made it to the bank of the Thames. Unfortunately the day was grey and overcast and it was trying to rain.
The hotel is positioned on a hill overlooking a bend in the river so we settled down in the bar area and waited for John and Kerry who arrived shortly after us.
We had a great lunch and good time catching up and swapping stories. After lunch we got one of the hotel staff to take a photo of us in the Lounge. You can see from our pose the poshness of the place was starting to rub off.
John and Kerry kindly took us for a drive around Richmond Park. It is famous for herds of deer that roam the park and claim right of way on the roads. Humans did not seem to worry them that much.
Hardys’ Travels 