We had a bit of a "Look kids, Big Ben" moment at the beginning of the morning. The Tube is quite user friendly but, like many aspects of this trip, I felt a lot of pressure to get things right the first time in order to keep it simple for the kids and our sanity. We rode back and forth between a couple of stops and then...off we went!
today we had planned to go to the royal mews and Buckingham Palace
but the weather was on the soggy side so we chose the Natural History Museum
looked at dinosaurs whose names have all changed (to protect the innocent?)
Once we mastered the Tube and found the museum we were frightened by the LONG line. Of course this is the point Maya declares that she has to pee--Right Now! So we grab hands and start racing around the neighborhood searching for a lunch spot / restroom. We made it just in time...
at lunch at a pizza joint – it was very nice and kid friendly jen and I had panini sandwiches and maya had minestrone soup.
There were a million and three people at the museum. It was the end of Easter break week, rainy and a sight with free admission--you can imagine the rest! The animatronic T-Rex was a bit much for Maya. She kept hiding her face and peeking out from Danny's shoulder to see if we had exited the room yet. It should be noted that after we left the room she kept saying that the dinosaur was "very sweet".
Fin and I stayed very close to one another...too close really for the temperature and number of people.
Back at the ranch things were much the same as if we had been at home. The girls played, Danny made supper and I...well I called Bryony! It was great to talk to her and make the connection. We decided to get together on Saturday at the Barbican Theatre. It definitely made the interview a lot more real...and scary!!!
Danny cooking our pasta with flair!
A little game play between the chef in the kitchen and the ballerina in the living room. (Danny is taking this picture from the kitchen window...it was kind of a fun game.)
Well, the ballerina held on through most of supper.
We thought she was just playing games with Baby on the chair...but nope...she was sound asleep curled up on her chair. Snoring out cold asleep!!! I guess jet lag and a very busy and active day exhausted the little one.
an item of note: all our meals so far have been Italian even those prepared at home
brittish Italian is so different than American Italian…
frozen pizza last night, paninis for lunch and pasta for dinner (jen had grilled cheese)
we had toast and cereal and sausage rolls for breakfast…
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