The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-07-13
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i ia ile immediate vicinity IL London IS
bow being cut Tho late wet weather
! has rendered the abundant foliage al.
wsYs observable RI Puglish Faral land
scapes a nost beautiful green tint aud
( uoil.ing can BE more ENJOYABLE than an
I afternoon raa out Iy rail 60 any enc If
ltle numerous agreeable spots around
tie metropolis. OF these perhaps the
arst IN interest are the ROYAL Botanic
4 Gardens IL Kew. noted fora eeufBiv as
/ the finest IN oxitouec. Kew IS easily
reached FL half an hour nv railway Gr
Imam hour bv omnibus. a very 5ej,gbt.
I0al way Of going out Is the river roo,a
| Tho peapy boats run every ten minutes
| from London Bridge 10 Chelsea and
/ from thence boat leaves bourIv for
| Kew Bridge. This point Is the great
rendezvous Of the pleasure boats. in
! which to take excursions mn the river.
! Richmond being few miles farther ON
and afterwards HAMPTON Court is
reached. Both Of these places are
most beautiful and interesting. and on
Sundays they are thronaed The view
/ from Richmond Terrace and from
various points in the PARK Is cele.
bratcd and the old palace and grounds
If Hampton Court with Bushy Park
are familiar to all travellers. This
country Of the Thames above London
| is spriukled with villas along the river
and also inland, the whole district is an
immense garden.
Sydeuham, with the famous CRYSTAL
Palace, offers many attractions as the
objective point Of an afternoon prone
made. The wonderful beauty Of tbs
glass structure, the grounds and the
fountains well repay a visit
Down the river. Greenwich with its
old park, Naval Hospital, Royal Obser
yatory and the famous Ship Tavern
where it is the fashion to eat that in.
finitesimal fish, whitehall is reached
by the small steamers in less than an
hour. The trip down il Of the first in
tcrest. The pool of the Thames al
low tide is novel sight, hundreds q
steamers, great and small, banks, sloops
and craft Of all sorts LAYING in the muc
on either bank. At high tide there il
no lack Of water and the river look,
quite equal to bearing upop its snrfae,
the commerce Of The world The Grea
Eastern is now moored bolowGreenwicl
and can be visited by steamers from
London each day. one Of our Amer
lean frigates has also lust arrived n
Grayeseni, the Franklin the fac sbil
| believe of the Mediterranean Squad
ron. Farther down the river Wool
witch is reached, the great government
naval depot in the Thames.
Among the delightful suburbs 0
London IS HAMPSTEAD. a ponulou
quarter forming now compact part o
! the great whole. The high ground 4
Hampstead as vet not entirely bull
upon, affords a glimpse of London. "a,
and smoke permitting also very pic
turesque views in the back country
!, The donkey rides on Hampstead heat
are too well known TO more than allud
to. To revert to Kew a moment, lover
Of plants and flowers can find no NOR
interesting spot to crafty their taste
The grounds are laid out with a neal
- ness and simplicity Of good taste ouit
remarkable. The numerous hot house
e contain the most extraordinary collie,
= ton Of plants. among others LET m
4" particularize the orchids and the ca,
tus In the two colorcd glass house
devoted to tropical plants and trees iii
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