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Family Reflections:
B.C. has already declared that he misses non-crunchy underwear (no clothes dryers...which was expected). The rest of us aren't there yet, but I do miss the "quickness" of doing laundry a tad.
London is quite a clean city...we're shocked at how clean the Underground and streets are!
We've gotten to eat very diverse cuisines (better for us older folks, but the kids are finding ways). Had incredible Indian food, and Amari even found some new dishes she likes (she would only eat naan before).
We've been averaging 17,500 steps daily!
Absolutely love the transportation system here...so easy and quick.
We love all the different names for things (rocket=arugula; humped crossing=speed bump; biscuits=cookies; boot=trunk...and so many more)!
Helpful traffic lights that count down from red to yellow to green so you could start your stick shift back up.
First big train ride of the trip from Edinburgh to London. Got the whole experience of locals having happy hour and swearing up a storm with one another (good thing we "prepared" our kids so well with our regular lives). I'm glad to finally be a passenger and not a driver...got to sit back and relax and read! My stint of driving on the left (successfully 🤗) has come to an end.
Tower of London
A beautiful day to be a tourist in London!
The Ravens...some must always stay or the Tower of London will crumble.
Loved the armor rooms!
Amazing sculpture using armor and arsenal!
I think we're ready for knighthood!
Amari and Waylon are following suit. 😂
Fun "kid" area where we got to try out our hand at sword, rifle, and cannon use. Cut those cabbage heads!
Tower Bridge view from the Tower of London.
Is it threats of "The Rack" making the kids such fab travelers?
Future throne-age? After learning about monarchies, we're all good without the royal blood...thank you very much!
Tower Bridge
The bottom road will go up for taller boats for free, you just need to make a reservation. A view of London Bridge behind us (below).
Ahhh! Luckily, everyone survived falling from the bridge.
The "newer" glass panels made stepping on cars and "squashing their heads" a fun side note.
The engine room.
Tower Bridge was ahead of its time when it was built in the late 1880s and opened in 1894. The city had a competition for the new bridge, and this design won (there were some very unique ones).
It's a bascule (seesaw) bridge.
Westminster Abbey
We had no idea how many royals are buried here (Mary Queen of Scots, Elizabeth 1, Henry VII, Edward I, and many others), along with poets and scientists and so many from various walks of life!
From the cloisters
Coronations take place in that golden area at the bottom.
Sir Isaac Newton
Stephen Hawking
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
From the cloisters
Out and About in London
Leadenhall Market ...home of Harry Potter's Diagon Alley.
Big Ben, Little Ben
Trafalgar Square (above) and snaking the tube (below).
Leicester Square...Harry Potter in his first Quiddich match and "I'm Mary Poppins y'all!"
Lego Shop in Leicester Square (currently the largest in the world, but apparently here and New York switch about depending on who has the latest addition to brag about.
Wish we had access to Gringotts Bank.
Truly amazing Harry Potter characters and scenery done in Legos!
Watch out for Voldemort Amari!
Not sure if Waylon would pass the training!
William S., such a flirt!
A little 007 action!
Over 344,000 Lego bricks went into this 6.5m tall Big Ben model!
Buckingham Palace
The hidden gem park (right) out our front door. Saw a fox there too!
Found our Corgi!
Afternoon Tea...more delicious food than we could imagine!
Rode the Underground (Tube) a ton...kids started getting good at reading the maps.
Visited Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross.
Found wands that spoke to each of them there!
Millennium Bridge (Harry Potter flies by this bridge.)
Rictusempra, the Tickling Charm!
Shakespeare's Globe
We read the kid-friendly version of "The Comedy of Errors" the day before so everyone could understand it. It was hilarious and so well done! No microphones, and so intimate.
We really felt like we were back in the day (but with less body odor I'm sure).
Inside the Globe
The original Globe Theatre burned down way back in the 1600's, this is a modern reconstruction.
Seriously, it's always the free random things that are most memorable for the kids. Found some Egyptian Geese near Shakespeare's Globe.
Met an expert birder who brought feed for them as there's not a ton of food around.
And then the pigeons came...Amari and Waylon loved it! They may indeed love the Venice Piazza (pigeon paradise).
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