We made it to London yesterday after a car ride, plane ride (yes, we did have to walk outside to get on the plane), train ride, subway ride and some good old walking. We all carried backpacks with everything we needed for three days so as soon as we hit the city we started site seeing.
Of course first we had to have lunch and we had our first English fish & chips. Preston was too impressed since the skin was still on one side of the fish and he had to pick out bones. From there we headed across the Tower Bridge (I have great pictures, oh well) and ran into typical English weather, we were poured on but it was fun. We headed to the Dungeon (an attraction that all Anita's teenagers wanted to see) where we saw all kinds of Medieval means of torture and the disgusting medical practices, plus Jack the Ripper, the plague, the burning of London and Sweeney Todd. There were a couple of rides too. It was pretty gross but the kids (including Preston) loved it.
From there we decided to find our hostel, check in and leave some of our baggage. We seemed to time it just right and every time we were inside it stopped raining and as soon as we started walking it poured. After a few wrong directions we found our hostel and dried off, played games and rested while they fixed our room mix up. It is in on a quite street in Kensington and from our window it looks like the Mary Poppins scene when they dance on the chimney.
From there we headed for dinner and found a great Italian place where the owner cooked our food and entertained us with mind teasers. He talked about football (soccer) with Rob and the boys and told us that the Chelsea football stadium was nearby, so after dinner we went and had a look. From there we headed to Leicester Square (the theater district) and to Piccadilly Circus and watched a guy limbo under a 12 inch high stick - truly amazing! It was fun looking around at London, watching the double decker buses go by and try to understand what they are saying.
Today we do a city bus tour and a Thames river cruise.
From there we headed for dinner and found a great Italian place where the owner cooked our food and entertained us with mind teasers. He talked about football (soccer) with Rob and the boys and told us that the Chelsea football stadium was nearby, so after dinner we went and had a look. From there we headed to Leicester Square (the theater district) and to Piccadilly Circus and watched a guy limbo under a 12 inch high stick - truly amazing! It was fun looking around at London, watching the double decker buses go by and try to understand what they are saying.
Today we do a city bus tour and a Thames river cruise.
2 comments:
Fun!! I'm so jealous -- I've always wanted to go to London! Sounds like you're having a great time, and I hope you get those pics up soon!
-Steph
I just talked to Alyson (she has exciting news!) and said that she would see you probably tomorrow. Hope you have a good time. Talk to you later.
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