<guest post from Shane – probably his one and only>
My parents and sister flew into London on Friday, July 29. They all planned to arrive around the same time - my parents from Peoria/Chicago and my sister from Seattle - and take a car in from Heathrow. However, my parents had a bit of a nightmare with their flights and so my sister got in first from Seattle. In order for her not to sleep through the whole day, we decided to take a walk through some of London's best parks. We walked north to Hampstead Heath and then south to Primrose Hill. After logging a few good miles, we came back to our flat and it was nap time. My parents finally arrived later in the day and the whole family was back together. I will admit that I did not take a lot of pictures during their stay since my mom took quite a few for her scrapbook which is currently in-process. So I will refer you to her scrapbook for the definitive collection of their stay.
We covered quite a bit of ground in London during their stay (my parents will tell you we walked more during this trip than they have in the past 10 years J). We did pretty much all of the must-see tourist attractions: Big Ben, Westminister Abbey, St. Paul’s, Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace, British Museum, etc. But we also saw some of the local gems that Jen and I have come to enjoy about London from our 9 months living here. Also, Jen and I had waited to see some of the attractions so we could do them together with my family…these included a canal ride from Little Venice to Camden Town, the Churchill War Rooms and a live showing of Jersey Boys.
On their last night in London, we had dinner at Duck & Waffle which is a restaurant on the 40th floor of a skyscraper in the city. The food was great and the views were brilliant. It was a prefect way to cap off their visit. We had a wonderful week with my family and enjoyed showing them what a great city London is. Jen and I (and Martha) miss you all!!!
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