117 Saturday 7 May 2022 Roundhay Park, Leeds

 This  was  Simon's  choice  of  trip, a  visit  to  Roundhay  Parkin  Leeds, specifically  the  Tropical  World  attraction. We  drove  to  Todmorden  and  bought  a  Day  Rover  ticket  for  the  train  from  there.


We  walked  through  the  city  centre  to  find  a  bus  to  the  park.


Tropical  World  was  at  the  top  end  of  the  park  near  the  formal  gardens.


It  was  quite  busy  inside.



There  were  plenty  of  koi  carp  in  the  ponds.


 

It  was  hard  to  catch  the  butterflies  for  a  photo.



The  snake  was  snoozing.


I'm  not  quite  sure  what's  going  on  here.


The  turtles  were  more  active.




As  was  this  lizard



The  birds  were  a  bit  flighty.


After  we  came  out, we  went  to  the  cafe.


After  that, we  took  the  land  train  to  the  lake. The  video  we  filmed  can  be  seen  here.


We  then  had  a  stroll  around  the  lake.


 After  that  we  took  the  bus  back  into  Leeds  and  made  our  way  home. We  may  have  had  tea  at  the  White  Hart  in  Todmorden.


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