Schreibers of Bellevue: 2nd Week in London

My friend Heather Hill Ford from Camp Bishopswood was in London with some students for an English Themed trip. We were able to get together on one of her free days. Alden and I met her and her students at the London Aquarium. It was great to see her! I haven't seen her since 2001 or 2002 at camp. Heather has a son named Alden as well!

All of us looked in the Aquarium - which I think was quite lovely. Alden seemed to enjoy looking at the fish and all of the colors and lights. After the Aquarium, we all decided to take a boat trip on the Thames. The boat ride that we chose goes from the Aquarium/London Eye to the Tower of London and back. Heather and I got to catch up on the boat while her students went upstairs onto the deck. I drank an over priced White wine and Alden took a nap. :)

On the weekend, the family enjoyed a GORGEOUS day outside at the Tower of London. It was about 70 degrees and sunny. We went on a "BeefEater" tour at the Tower and our Yeomen Warder was quite funny. I recommend taking the free hour tour because it is the only way that you can see the chapel where some of King Henry's VIII's wives are buried. We also viewed the Crown Jewels (okay, not that exciting) and the White Tower where all of the swords and armor are kept.

After the ToL, we headed home so that we could get ready for our dinner reservations. We were lucky enough to be in London for Restaurant Week, so we ate a three course meal at Villandry - in Marlybone - which is considered to serve "modern European" cuisine. Alden ate his dinner of sweet potatoes in his stroller (a lot of the restaurants don't have highschairs)and it was an enjoyable meal.

On Sunday we went to the British Museum. The Museum has an amazing collection of Egyptian artifacts so we started there and moved into the Greek/Roman statues and Parthenon Sculptures (aka Parthenon Marbles which Greece currently wants back!) Chris wants to go back because it is an amazing building with many many things to see.