Kew Gardens...

Dating back to 1840, Kew Royal Botanical Gardens houses the world’s largest and most diverse botanical collection. It is also a massive park that includes this funky treetop walkway, 60 feet high and made out of weathered steel. 

Veronica was very excited to be able to spot where she works at GSK in the distance.

Davies Alpine House was a small glasshouse featuring the small plants that survive above the treeline.

I had to take a photo of Veronica at this spot as it was reminiscent of the Old Well at UNC-Chapel Hill where she was baptized at six months old by Sir Walter’s Hash House Harriers in Raleigh.

The iconic Palm House was built in 1844 to house tropical plants brought back by Victorian explorers from their adventures. The architects borrowed techniques from the ship building industry to design the largest glasshouse at the time, which explains why it looks like the upturned hull of a ship.

It was quite muggy inside and my camera lens quickly fogged up.