Our first stop on our summer holiday this year was London - just before the Olympics hysteria hit. Jeremy and I have always wanted to travel in Europe, but never really thought it would be possible until we took the overseas job. At that point, it wasn't just possible, but almost necessary. When we were researching flights home, almost every flight we found stopped in London. We took advantage and took an extended stay in the capital of the U.K. An air of excitement descended upon our household weeks before the big travel day finally arrived. It was so intense on the day before our flight left (at 2 a.m.) that poor little Lila could sense something was up and refused to nap. At all. Thus, we arrived at Dubai International Airport with two over-sized suitcases and a toddler who hadn't slept for 18 hours straight. Needless to say, we were a little nervous about how the rest of the trip would go down.
Lucky for us, Dalila loves to fly. She HATED waiting in the airport, dressed in her cute little jammies and wheeled around in her stroller from gate to gate as we waited for take-off. But once we found our seats, she was settled and ready for the trip.
Our first thoughts when our plane touched down at Heathrow at 6:00 a.m. went something like "brrrrrrrrr!!!" Mind you, we came from a high of 120* F and rolled into London at barely 50* - that's a HUGE change! Most of the trip was much the same as our arrival day as far as weather goes. Lots of rain, wind and cold, sprinkled with a little sunshine. After finally finding some adorable Wellies for Lila and a jacket for me - we were set to go!
Lila, strutting her stuff in her new Wellies
Here is the rest of our amazing vacation in picture book style, just how we like it!
THE FAMILY AT PICCADILLY CIRCUS:
WE FOUND A CLASSIC RED PHONE BOOTH!!
RIDING ON THE TOURISTY DOUBLE-DECKER BUS:
CHASING THE TRAFALGAR SQUARE PIGEONS:
DADDY AND LILA AT TRAFALGAR SQUARE:
THE FAM AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE:
GREAT SHOT OF A FEW OF LONDON'S FAMOUS LANDMARKS ALL IN ONE PIC:
THE CLOCK TOWER (AKA. BIG BEN):
HOTDOGS ON A RIVER CRUISE:
THE TOWER OF LONDON:
TOWER BRIDGE AND THE OLYMPIC RINGS:
AT OLYMPIC PARK:
ON THE WAY TO HISTORIC AND BEAUTIFUL BRICK LANE:
Despite a few hiccups (including the loss of Jeremy's new Rolex over the side of the tour bus, a crew of very concerned Japanese tourists behind us, a few challenges before attaining mastery status of the London Underground - WITH a stroller in tow, and the normally blah weather) we thoroughly enjoyed our little trip to London. We're already planning our European trip next summer....but hoping for a little sun on our next jaunt to Europe =)
Lucky for us, Dalila loves to fly. She HATED waiting in the airport, dressed in her cute little jammies and wheeled around in her stroller from gate to gate as we waited for take-off. But once we found our seats, she was settled and ready for the trip.
Our first thoughts when our plane touched down at Heathrow at 6:00 a.m. went something like "brrrrrrrrr!!!" Mind you, we came from a high of 120* F and rolled into London at barely 50* - that's a HUGE change! Most of the trip was much the same as our arrival day as far as weather goes. Lots of rain, wind and cold, sprinkled with a little sunshine. After finally finding some adorable Wellies for Lila and a jacket for me - we were set to go!
Lila, strutting her stuff in her new Wellies
Here is the rest of our amazing vacation in picture book style, just how we like it!
THE FAMILY AT PICCADILLY CIRCUS:
WE FOUND A CLASSIC RED PHONE BOOTH!!
RIDING ON THE TOURISTY DOUBLE-DECKER BUS:
CHASING THE TRAFALGAR SQUARE PIGEONS:
DADDY AND LILA AT TRAFALGAR SQUARE:
THE FAM AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE:
GREAT SHOT OF A FEW OF LONDON'S FAMOUS LANDMARKS ALL IN ONE PIC:
AT THE LONDON EYE ON A RAINY, COLD DAY:
THE CLOCK TOWER (AKA. BIG BEN):
HOTDOGS ON A RIVER CRUISE:
THE TOWER OF LONDON:
TOWER BRIDGE AND THE OLYMPIC RINGS:
AT OLYMPIC PARK:
ON THE WAY TO HISTORIC AND BEAUTIFUL BRICK LANE:
LIVERPOOL STATION, ONE OF THE LAST STOPS ON OUR FUN-FILLED LONDON VISIT:
Despite a few hiccups (including the loss of Jeremy's new Rolex over the side of the tour bus, a crew of very concerned Japanese tourists behind us, a few challenges before attaining mastery status of the London Underground - WITH a stroller in tow, and the normally blah weather) we thoroughly enjoyed our little trip to London. We're already planning our European trip next summer....but hoping for a little sun on our next jaunt to Europe =)
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