Sorry all for the delay in the posts. We're getting ready to head off tomorrow on our second leg of our trip - Cardiff, Wales to visit some of Siew's cousins for 9 days before trekking to Paris. Day 10, we went to King's Road just a few blocks away to do some shopping and then had over to Kensington Palace to see their temporary attraction "Enchanted Palace" before having afternoon tea at the Orangery restaurant at Kensington Palace. Here is a link to our itinerary.
Kensington Palace (3 of 5)
This is the former home of Princess Diana along with several other former princesses in England's history. This fact plays a big part in their temporary attraction that they have on labelled "Enchanted Palace". The reason for this temporary show is that Kensington Palace is going under an extensive renovation in time for the 2012 Olympics, which has caused most of the gardens to be closed and much of the palace itself. The palace itself is situated in the NW corner of Hyde Park in Central London next to the Princess Diana's Playground. The whole idea behind Enchanted Palace is that there the spirits of 7 deceased princesses throughout the palace. It is your job to find out the names of each of the Princesses by searching for clues in each room. It all plays out a bit like a haunted house and can be definitely scary for kids that get spooked out by the dark or ghosts. Fortunately Chloe knows its all fake and Isaac is too young to understand. Speaking of Chloe, she really loved this place - and we went through the house 3 times. The most "modern artsy thing" we saw here but I can't help but feel though that my 12.50 GBP was more well spent at the Tower of London instead of here. [Cost: 12.50 GBP/Adult; Free/ Kids<5]
