Weekend in London

With the baby coming in a few weeks, we decided to take a quick trip to London (before I was too big and cranky to go anywhere). We took the 6am train out of Harrogate on Saturday morning and got back home at 8pm on Sunday. It was exhausting but worth every minute. We had a list of must-sees (including mostly restaurants) that we had not visited on our previous trips and knew we wanted to go to Westminster Abbey first (both other visits were unsuccessful as it closed early in the day). The Abbey was beautiful, no photos allowed inside so you will have to take my word for it if you haven't seen it. :)

Westminster Abbey

We also had to partake in the tourist trap, aka The London Eye. Talk about a long line with lots of bored children :) We booked tickets online, so we were able to skip one line (I recommend this to everyone)! Ella was SO excited, but poor thing told us as we were about 3 minutes from boarding that she had to go potty. She was almost in tears after the 30 minute ride...I know, bad parenting! She was such a trooper :)

Brian's new love since moving to England is Scotch Whisky, he has even joined the Scotch Malt Whisky Society!! He asked that while we were there he be allowed to go to the society's tasting room. Not too many people were there so we all went in and Ella and I enjoyed peanuts and juice while Brian submerged himself in 'study'!!

Scotch Malt Whisky Society Tasting Room

A very tired girl at the end of the day :)

After a good nights sleep, we awoke ready for day 2. We headed straight for the Science Museum and Ella had a blast. There was an area just for 2-5 year old kids with tons of cool stuff to play with. We saw a bubble show that she is still talking about.

Very proud of her castle!

After lunch at Chipotle, yes the American chain, we then spent a lot of time and money at my one request for the trip, Whole Foods!!! We bought as many familiar things as we could find and snacked through the store. To reward Ella for being perfectly behaved for the entire trip, we headed to one of the best playgrounds ever. The Princess Diana Memorial Playground is a must-see for any family traveling to London!!

A very, very, very tired girl on the train ride home :)