Today, after class and breakfast, we set off on the Central Line for St. Paul's and the Museum of London. It is undergoing extensive work and only the top half is open so we missed seeing the Lord Mayor's coach, but it was a nice visit anyway. We went back to St. Paul's Cathedral so the Youngs could go in since it was closed on the day of their planned visit. We lunched at Pret again and then tubed back to Holborn Station for the British Museum. The Elgin Marbles are as wonderful as ever. We caught a bus from there to Oxford Circus and Hamley's toy store. I think Finn enjoyed it, but I really think he likes the bus rides on the top of the double deckers best. Gavin and I brought Finn home so he could play in the Diana Playground with Emma Barton. Kris and Maren are having a look in H&M and other such places and will be home soon.
The peeps at the Museum of London on a cool, but
lovely day in September
The same peeps in front of St. Paul's Cathedral
Kris keeping a watchful vigil over Harry David
Finn is happiest when he is watching for double deckers,
taxis, and bendy buses (long buses that bend in the middle) --
the front window of Pret a Manger across from St. Paul's
The view of the eaters seen back through the glass
Central Line to Holborn
Coming out of the bowels of the earth on the escalators at Holborn Station
A visit to the Brit . . .
to see the Elgin Marbles
The Youngs in front of the Elgin Marbles in the British Museum
Finn with a possible acquisition at Hamleys
Tomorrow the Youngs are off to Hampton Court and we are going to Bodiam Castle, Battle Abbey, and the City of Rye.
OXO
D.
The peeps at the Museum of London on a cool, but
The same peeps in front of St. Paul's Cathedral
Kris keeping a watchful vigil over Harry David
Finn is happiest when he is watching for double deckers,
The view of the eaters seen back through the glass
Central Line to Holborn
Coming out of the bowels of the earth on the escalators at Holborn Station
A visit to the Brit . . .
to see the Elgin Marbles
The Youngs in front of the Elgin Marbles in the British Museum
Finn with a possible acquisition at Hamleys
5 comments:
Looks fantastic. I sure do lovd London. I can picture Finn going CRAZY for the various automobiles. Have fun in the whiles of England tomorrow! Did the Santiagos arrive today?
Oh and I forgot to say that I especially like the photo of Mom and Maren coming up from the underground!
Finn, I love the buses too, even better than Hamleys. Especially that top front seat.
What a fun day.
What exactly is the Diana playground?
Has Finn heard:
"Whenever I walk on a London street, I'm ever so careful to watch my feet, and I keep in the squares, so the masses of bears......."? So he can hop from square to square up Palace Court??
The Diana Playground is next to the fairy tree and has a huge pirate ship and all manner of fun things to play on. One may only enter if accompanied by a child. Was it not there when you were here last?
How interesting that you would bring that up. I was walking on the squares (actually rectangles on the real street and in the illustrations)with Finn just this morning, trying to remember the whole poem. We are without our A.A. Milne here in the centre. I will google it and share it with him in full. He was very excited to not step on the lines.
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