London 2015 Day 9 July 8 to Sissinghurst
Today we leave our lovely hotel for four days Kent in south east England. Before checking out I tried three bank machines before one gave me some pounds, the HSBC, so I shall remember that. We found breakfast in Coventry Garden Market at Le Pain Quotidian of all places, but I had a wonderful avocado on toast. Ti had Salmon and eggs. Both were delicious, so we may come back!
Back to our hotel to check out after eight days here. I won't mention the price, but it was dear. However we fully enjoyed the service and the great location, particularly the location right at a major tube stop and the Southeastern trains to Kent. We both checked our big suitcases at the hotel since we are returning here, and took only the small wheeled carryons with us. Much easier traveling!
After a pleasant hour long train ride we de-trained at Staplehurst, the nearest stop to Sissinghurst. Well, nothing at the train station, I mean nothing at all except a car park. So we walked a few blocks to a little news shop to find a bus or taxi since we had no phone to call one. The nice lady there called to find out, but a bus would come in 40 minutes and a taxi in over an hour. So we settled down to wait, but wonder of wonders the taxi lady came by in twenty minutes to take us over six miles to the farmhouse!
And it is really lovely here, a quaint place with simple rooms, a charming sitting room for tea, and of course the nice breakfast room with blue china! The main gardens built by Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicholsen closed at 5 so we went for tea first and then a walk around the other gardens. After more tea and more cake (let us eat cake) I sat for awhile overlooking the grounds while Ti explored and took more photos!
Too tired for further walks so we enjoyed our pleasant room with its "wet room" actually a shower on the floor, like some I encountered in our first trip to Greece when we stayed in a humble village house!
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