Exploring London with Friends

Monday, May 29, 2017
London, England, United Kingdom
After a great night of sleeping with Mom and Dad (not sure I am going to want to be alone in my crib when I get home), we were ready to go see London. Our first trip out was to get our morning coffee for the 3 caffeine junkies and a donut for Dad (the sugar junky).  

Refueled, we got cleaned up in the room and then left the hotel to see what London had to offer us today . Our first stop was at Trafalgar Square, there were a ton of people here, and I statue of a giant thumb. As we walked through the square we realized why there were so many people; The London 10K was being held today.   

From Trafalgar Square we headed through the park to Buckingham Palace (the start and end of the race). It was also very busy here, so we snapped a quick picture and were on our way.

Not too far away in the park, we found a little play area for kids and Mom took me on the swing. We played for a while while Nonna and Dad got drinks and a snack from a nearby stand.   

Once they had the their food, we started walking again. We were now headed to a restaurant near the Tower Bridge to have lunch with Carol (one of Ali's Clients who moved to London last year) and her 2 kids, Enzo and Ella. The Restaurant was about 3 miles from where we currently were, but it was along the Thames River and we had plenty of time, so we thought that walking might be a good way for us to see the city . Along the way we passed Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, the Gherkin, the London Bridge (not that impressive visually), and finally the Tower of London and the Tower Bridge.  

We got to the restaurant a couple of minutes before our friends we were supposed to meet us, which was good, because after the long walk I needed to get a bit cleaned up. Lunch was a bit of a mixed bag; It was great to catch up with friends and the food was good, but the service was terrible. Lunch took over 2 hours, and afterwards we were all a bit tired. Nonna and Babbo, caught a cab and headed back to the hotel, but Mom, Dad and I decided to press on.  

Our first stop after lunch was the Tower of London, It was just over the Tower Bridge and Dad just had to see the Crown Jewels. We were really tired and it looked like it might start raining so our trip to the Tower of London was a quick one, in fact all we really saw were the Crown Jewels, and while I must admit they were impressive, I'm not sure it was worth the 50 pounds it cost to get us in .  

The clouds were starting to darken and I was feeling awfully tired and hungry (we had ran out of the formula that we shipped over for the trip), but we still had one more stop to go before we could head back to the hotel. The only problem was that both the Whole Foods and our hotel were over 2.5 miles away. We decided that we would walk as long as we could stay dry, and catch a cab if it started to rain. I'm sure catching a cab in London once it starts raining shouldn't be too hard.  

Mom and Dad walked as fast as I have ever seen trying to get back to the hotel, before either the rain started, or I really started to lose it. We made it to Whole Foods before either could happen (mostly because by this point I was over hungry and tired), so they decided we should just get back to the hotel ASAP instead of stopping to feed me, so we could meet up with Nonna and Babbo. The hotel was only half a mile away, so it really wasn't that much longer for me to wait.  

once we made it back, we met up with Nonna and Babbo, and after a quick bottle we went out to grab a quick easy dinner at a nearby burger shop. It was the perfect dinner for a tired group; close, fast, and filling.  

After dinner mom and Dad wanted to treat me to some gelato for being such a trooper all day, and of course I obliged. It wasn't exactly like the gelato in Italy, and the guy that served us was acting funny (Dad said he thought he was high, but I'm not sure what him being on platform had to do with him acting all loopy), but it was still sugary and delicious to me.  

A short walk to the hotel, and bath and another bottle and I was out like a light. Tomorrow is going to be a very long day.
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