2 hours after we got on the high speed Eurostar in Paris, we crossed under the English Channel into the land of the English speaking people.
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| First Double Decker bus ride! Did you know that London's bus system is the Double Decker buses? Silly the things I learned. And no one told me I had a tag sticking out of the front of my scarf! Thomas!!! |
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| Everyone, say hello to Big Ben. Did you know that Big Ben is the clock? Not the tower? Another little nugget learned. |
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| This is so much of typical London in this picture! A Double Decker bus, Big Ben, a little bit of the Parliament building, and the London Eye in the background. |
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| But I actually like this picture better. :) So you get to see them both. |
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| We were able to take the self guided tour of Westminster Abbey. So much history and so many dead people buried inside of those walls. Seriously. So many. |
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| Beautiful green little courtyard in the Abbey. |
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| Love. Just love. |
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| And Big Ben with a little Christmas tree too. |
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| Big Ben and the whole Parliament. |
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| Love this shot of the London Eye. |
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| We were there! |
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| Hello Double Decker. |
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| Fish and Chips with mushy peas!! We tried mushy peas for the first time in Ireland and Thomas loved them (he hates all other peas). Thomas was a happy kid. |
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| Our first full day of London started with the Tower of London. Another fun fact…. The Tower of London is actually a small walled fort not just a tower. |
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| The building at the end of the cobblestone road is where all the crown jewels live. |
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| The London Bridge. |
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| The corner house to the left is where the Queen stays when at the Tower of London. |
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| This is where the chaplain lives next to the church. Oh and there is a Beef Eater in the red. If you ever get a chance to take a tour with the Beef Eater's, do it! So funny! |
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| Yes of course, it's the phone booth picture. |
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| These horses are on duty 24/7. |
We found these and loved them. Which one is your favorite?
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| Out front of the British Library. We saw Tyndale's first manuscript. Beautiful. |
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| The British Museum…. Didn't cost a thing! |
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| The Rosetta Stone. |
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| Easter Island's Basalt statue. |
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| Who doesn't want this necklace? |
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| I think I could live here! |
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| This guy was my favorite. |
Thank you for your help Britain. I would have been confused.
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| Highly recommend seeing the musical Once. 3rd row back. Fantastic. |
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| Thomas was so excited to see this store! And bummed he couldn't buy anything. |
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| The Christmas decorations were the 12 days of Christmas. |
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| Who wants a London Taxi Cab as a every day car? Count me in! |
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| These were the best window displays ever! This one was at Fortnum & Mason. A high end department store. |
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| View across from Buckingham Palace |
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| And Buckingham Palace. |
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| The parade before the Changing of the Guards. |
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| Kensington Palace |
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| One of the Gardens at the Kensington Palace. |
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| My favorite part of London. Yep. This place. |
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| So many cute little shops! |
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| A Mini and a Porsche. Thomas was in heaven. |
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| A waffle with Chocolate? And then I was in heaven. |
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| We watched a BBC show on Selfridge's. So fun to see the store. |
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| And they had fun window display too! |
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| We may or may not have come home with matching outfits for our future family. May or may not. |
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| We ended out last night with the most delicious India meal. I kinda want it right now. I mean look at the naan! |
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| So many fun experiences! |
I definitely loved London, but the 3 days was not enough! My suggestions are these…
Get a Rick Steve's pocket book. I know, I broken record.
Get tickets for the Tower of London Ceremony of the Keys. Beautiful 700 year tradition.
See a musical.
Eat good Indian food.
Bring an umbrella.
We then used 10 modes of transportation and 22 hours to get home. Oh Boy.