It was a bit overcast today which meant a break from the direct sun, but the humidity was intense! Go away heat wave! We set out to explore Portobello Market and Notting Hill today. Thank you bloggers who have done all the work in planning exactly where to go to see all the cute houses. …
After our long day out in the sun the kids were begging for some down time. Rusty and I left them at the apartment to rest and relax and he and I hopped on a tube to Camden Market for a morning date. Rusty didn’t go with us last time so he was excited to try…
We are officially BEAT. So, after church we broke with our usually Sunday park tradition and came home and had a nap. We had originally planned to go to the park around 6 as it started to cool down a bit. But when the time came, no one really wanted to go. We stayed home…
We needed a break from the city heat so we booked tickets on the Monday morning train to Brighton! It was a quick one hour ride and in no time we were dipping our feet into the freezing cold English Channel. It felt heavenly! (After your body went numb) The beach was rocky! No sand…
It’s Saturday! We were all ready to sleep in and have a lazy morning. We cleaned, grocery shopped, did laundry, and then hit the town after lunch. First on the agenda today was a grafitti filled tunnel near the Waterloo Train Station. I love graffiti, so this was a little piece of heaven. Definitely as…
Today was a great day! Everyone got to do something they really love. First Up: London Zoo. Halle and Blake loved seeing all the animals! Blake’s perspective: Blake wanted allll the stuffies in the gift shop. He settled on a hedgehog that was on sale for £3! He was so excited. Josh got a turtle….
Nothing stops these kids from playing their screens on the Underground. Not even the fact that they don’t have a seat. From Josh: The Olympic Park is such a neat place! London is so diverse. Every section of town holds its own charm, and is completely different from every other neighborhood. We have been looking…
When we tentatively planned out our London days, we left out The Shard. We wanted to do it, but it was pretty expensive, so we cut it. We were so pleased to learn that it was included on our London Pass! Yay! So, after the Olympic Park we planned on going to the top. On…
Our area for today was Greenwich. We took the overground and a bus to get there. Our first stop was at Cutty Sark, a famous old tea ship. Cutty Sark wasn’t quite as cool as the HMS Belfast, but it was still pretty interesting to learn about sailing and all the goods that sailed from…
This week we are hitting the tourist stuff hard. We divided the city into sections, made a daily itinerary, and bought a London Pass. And then the weather decided to act like summer. It’s forecast to be about 85 most days this week. And we are already missing our cloudy, 72 degree days! The day…