London Sunday
I am so far behind. Mike and I were very fortunate to sneak away for a week long trip to London at the end of June. Many thanks to my Mom (aka Nanny) for flying out to watch Libby. Mike and I had a great time because we didn’t need to worry about Libby. Not. One. Bit. We knew Nanny was spoiling her rotten taking very good care of our sweet girl.
Mike and I flew out to London on Saturday (meeting Eliza and Pete at Dulles airport) and arrived very late at night…almost too late after traveling from Heathrow, getting settled in hotel, etc. We walked around Trafalgar Square and the surrounding areas for a good 30 minutes looking for something to eat and finally found a pita place at close to 1 am.
Sunday was spent with a Partner I work with and his family. They were kind enough to give us the red carpet treatment and a tour of London. We started out the day on the London Eye followed by a great lunch at the Sea Shell of Lisson Grive – known for it’s fish and chips (although we learned people from London do not eat fish and chips). I had my fish and chips in matza instead of batter and it was outstanding. Mike and I ate mushy peas for the first time and loved those, too. After lunch we headed to Abbey Road to see the famed street and recording studios. From there we headed to Kensington Garden to see the Albert Memorial (breathtaking) and the Diana Fountain (which is great, but less like a fountain and more like a stream – still lovely, I was just surprised when I saw it). It was a truly gorgeous day – sunny and the low 70s – the perfect day to walk around a park.
We ended the day at the Sherlock Holmes Pub that was across the street from our hotel with Eliza and Pete who spent the day on the double-decker bus tour.