Blogs from Knightsbridge, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 2

Well Friday was a mixed day. The last of the children finished school and so the family took off down to their house in the Country for the holidays. So it was the last time I would cook the 3 youngest any meals there, or get them up, or put them to bed, or more importantly, it was the last time that I would EVER have to pack them off for a journey. I HATE HATE HATE getting them ready for a journey. I always ask the day before or in the morning 'what time would you like to leave by?' and what ever the answer is the 4 children are always ready and in the car at the time stated. But there is always pfaff and they never leave on time. It usually ends up ... read more

London I woke up and decided, "to hell with my outfit planner!" (to those of you who know very well my 'J'-ness, understand how big of a deal this was), and put on a dress, my new funky tights and my high-heel boots! I even curled my hair. I'm not going to lie, I felt pretty good! Don't worry, we took pictures... It unfortunately rained a bit today. However, I wasn't put down by it because I wouldn't be fully experiencing England without some rain. Plus I had my purple umbrella, so all was good in the world. ...and not just because I had my purple umbrella. Today, we went to see Westminster Abbey, AND discovered (well, I did, at least) the ingenious of the audio guide. We walked in, were asked to choose a ... read more

Saturday 22 August We woke up sore and sorry today. I thought it was the dancing at first.. no.. more like all the steps we climbed yesterday. After a nice hot breaky, we took off through Hyde Park - LONG WALK. Big mistake. We should have Tubed it. The whole point of having an Oyster Card. Too much walking just makes you tired and miserable and you don’t enjoy it as much as you should. We found a cute squirrel near the lake. Very cute how they nibble. It came very close. Thankfully it didn’t jump on my face.  We finally made it to Notinghill. The number of people were overwhelming. More than last time for sure. I love the markets. I bought a suede bag from Oi! And a chocolate peanut butter cake from ... read more

Arrival. Kids didn’t sleep particularly well on the plane (shocking!). Initially Lauren showed it more as Andrew got by on adrenaline and she looked like the walking dead. As the day wore on though she ultimately had more stamina as he started to look like a sloppy drunk or escaped mental patient. Curiously, he became highly enamored with counting things as an activity. We had an arranged car from Heathrow to our rented holiday flat. The flat is great - probably six times the size of a comparably priced hotel room with a small kitchen which will enable a little bit of economizing on the eating out. By now the kids were basically feral. Andrew went into hysterics about not wanting to leave the apartment and our unwillingness to consider his feelings while Lauren was so ... read more