London
Travelling on "babytime" means a very different pace. The biggest thing to consider is Clare requires 3 naps a day - which is actually a wonderful pattern for mummies as well as baby. We get up, eat breakfast, have a nap, go out and do something (usually ending up with Clare napping a little in the carrier), come back have a big nap, and have dinner, then Clare usually goes to bed and Beth and Katherine read - or go to bed early.
It's one of the reason's we booked so much time in one place.
There are 2 big things we've noticed about London on this trip. The first is the large number of very well-used green spaces and parks. Not just the big ones like Hyde or St. James or Regents, but small ones too. There is a park at either end of the street we're staying on, and every day there are masses of people sitting in it - on the benches, on the grass, in full business suits and dresses as well as more casual clothes. The weather has been absolutely gorgeous - sunny, mid-20s, some humidity, but not much - the whole time we've been here and Londoners are soaking up every precious drop of vitamin D. We had a picnic late lunch/early dinner in Russell Square park this afternoon and it was the most relaxing meal we've had yet.
The other thing that really stands out is how completely London has embraced, publicized and cheered on the Para-olympics which are on right now. Trafalger Square has a huge screen set up and everyone is welcome to come and watch. Last night Olympic Park was packed with cheering fans for the 100 meter races - and so was the TV Lounge of the Penn Club (our home in London). It was exciting to watch the long shot Brit, David Peacock, win gold, beating the heavily favoured South Arican OskarPistorious
When Vancouver held the winter games, we knew the Para-olympics were on because of the CBC radio updates, but here the athletes are plastered on busses, on the front pages of the papers, gold medalists have "gold post boxes" dedicated to them. It's truly wonderful how completely the city and the country has embraced an event that too often gets minor mentions.
Many of the city streets will be shut down on Sunday for the Marathon, including streets close to where we are, so maybe we'll even get to see a part of that. BTW Canada barely gets a mention, but "Team GB" is rocking!
Big sites we have visited to date have included the Churchill Musuem and War Rooms, the British Library, Choral Euchrist at St Martin's in the Field, Big Ben and twice to the British Museum, once to see the featured exhibit, "Reading Shakespeare: setting Shakespeare in it's historical context within London"..... and many many trips to Waitrose (home to Pimms in a can).
3 full days left to get our fill of all things London!
It's one of the reason's we booked so much time in one place.
There are 2 big things we've noticed about London on this trip. The first is the large number of very well-used green spaces and parks. Not just the big ones like Hyde or St. James or Regents, but small ones too. There is a park at either end of the street we're staying on, and every day there are masses of people sitting in it - on the benches, on the grass, in full business suits and dresses as well as more casual clothes. The weather has been absolutely gorgeous - sunny, mid-20s, some humidity, but not much - the whole time we've been here and Londoners are soaking up every precious drop of vitamin D. We had a picnic late lunch/early dinner in Russell Square park this afternoon and it was the most relaxing meal we've had yet.
The other thing that really stands out is how completely London has embraced, publicized and cheered on the Para-olympics which are on right now. Trafalger Square has a huge screen set up and everyone is welcome to come and watch. Last night Olympic Park was packed with cheering fans for the 100 meter races - and so was the TV Lounge of the Penn Club (our home in London). It was exciting to watch the long shot Brit, David Peacock, win gold, beating the heavily favoured South Arican OskarPistorious
When Vancouver held the winter games, we knew the Para-olympics were on because of the CBC radio updates, but here the athletes are plastered on busses, on the front pages of the papers, gold medalists have "gold post boxes" dedicated to them. It's truly wonderful how completely the city and the country has embraced an event that too often gets minor mentions.
Many of the city streets will be shut down on Sunday for the Marathon, including streets close to where we are, so maybe we'll even get to see a part of that. BTW Canada barely gets a mention, but "Team GB" is rocking!
Big sites we have visited to date have included the Churchill Musuem and War Rooms, the British Library, Choral Euchrist at St Martin's in the Field, Big Ben and twice to the British Museum, once to see the featured exhibit, "Reading Shakespeare: setting Shakespeare in it's historical context within London"..... and many many trips to Waitrose (home to Pimms in a can).
3 full days left to get our fill of all things London!
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