What we actually did in London

If you've been reading the boys' updates (or speaking to them in person!) you might be forgiven for thinking that all we have done on this holiday is watch inflight movies, eaten icecream and played at the odd playground.. I truly hope that when they look back on this trip as adults they realise that there is so much more to it!  Rest assured, they ARE having fun and not just because they are getting more icecream (and sunshine) than usual!

London blew all my expectations right out of the water and was SUNNY and hot for the entire week.  I think we had one day where it threatened to rain and another with some cloud but it was warm and summery and it really did feel like a holiday.  

Staying in Kingston was great.  Nina found us a wonderful Air BnB place big enough for nine (no small task!) and it was even better than it looked online.  There was even a wee garden for the kids to play in and a big rumpus room downstairs so they had more than enough space to play.  Callum and Daniel really enjoyed spending time with Maia and Noah. Thankfully they will have more time together at the end of our trip in France as well.

So what did we do in London for a week with three young boys?  We did have a couple of days just chilling out and hanging around home.  But we also took the train up to the city for a day (twice) and hunted for BFG Dream Jars, visited the Tower of London and took a tour with a Yeoman Guard, walked along the Thames and saw London Bridge, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, St Paul's, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, the London Eye, St James Palace, The Mall, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, Hamleys, Regent Street and visited the Natural History Museum with the Kovacs as well.  We went on a boat to Hampton Court Palace for the Good Food Festival and caught up with lots of old friends in the sun while we were there.  Nina and I managed to see Les Miserable which was INCREDIBLE and will probably be one of the highlights of the whole trip.

Most importantly, we spent loads of time with our very good friends.  It really made me miss our Singapore days (and Japan) and we are already plotting where we might be able to meet up next :)