We left on Tuesday and came back on Saturday. That left three full days in between for touring around which worked out just right…a 4-year-old is only good for so much walking, tubing, and city sightseeing.
Our first day out it rained CONSTANTLY, so we did the double-decker bus tour, the river cruise, and then ended the day with a stop at Hamley’s …a five-story toy store in the Piccadilly Circus area.
The next day we visited the Tower of London and the London Bridge. (Hint: if you ever plan to visit the Tower, buy advance tickets online like I did or else you’ll be waiting half the day to get in).
Then our last full day there, we visited the HMS Belfast.
In between all that we visited outdoor markets, super markets, took the Queen's Walk, ate some English and non-Enligh food, and (Peter) made good use of the bathtub (something we don't have in Denmark).
I can think of two (children friendly) things we missed. The London eye (you should buy advance tickets for that too, and I didn’t, it looked too scary). And the changing of the guards (something was happening at the palace, lots of ladies with big hats waiting to get in). Other than that, I think we successfully *did London*.
It’s funny, I picked London over another vacation spot because the language is English, and I thought the food would be easy for Pete. Well, everyone that we *needed* to speak to, spoke English (like the hotel guy, tour people). But, walking around and riding on the subway I probably heard every language in the world – more often than I heard English. A very international and happening place - still, we're happy to be "home".
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