So, here goes...
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After our vain attempt to get a London Pass, we walked back to the main road to go to Kensington Palace. According to the map and myself, it's not that far. However, my traveling buddies were pretty tired so they wanted to get on the bus. I agreed and we waited at the bus stop.
We waited and waited and waited.
After missing two buses (they were too full, it was impossible to squeeze in), we decided to just walk and we're glad that we did! We got to walk through the famous Hyde Park! To me, it's just a park but I think that it's nice to have a green scenery in the middle of the city. It's a pretty significant landmark for Londoners too, I'd say.
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The entrance fee to Kensington Palace was £13.70 for students, included was a voluntary donation. We, students, wanted to save money and therefore, only paid £12.40. Hehe.
I would insert all the details about Kensington Palace here but to be honest, I know nothing about the British Royalty. HEH. I heard it's the home for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge but do not take my word for that for I didn't have the right source. I might be wrong...
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I personally did not like the way the stories about the palace were told. I found that it was bothersome to have to look around to read the explanation regarding each rooms. I don't know if it's their intention to be interactive but I certainly didn't enjoy staring at artifacts, not knowing their significance to the place and history. (Excuse me for paying attention to details like this. I was still annoyed that I had to walk to the end of the apartment to know why there were 18 empty chairs in one of the rooms.)
Fun fact: Corridors or hallways did not exist until the late 17th century and therefore, the only way to get through from one room to another is by going through all the rooms in the way.
Nonetheless, I still think that it is a place worth visiting for it's glorious history and I did get to learn a few things about Queen Victoria. :B