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London Continued...lots of pictures

Saturday we decided to do our own things as my parents wanted to attempt going to Wimbledon again (but sadly did not make it.) Lots of the subways were shut down over the weekend as London is preparing for the Olympics. Also there was a protest Saturday and Sunday which caused lots of the buses to not be able to run. Collin, Caden, and I took a ride in our first black taxi. It was really cool! First, we went to the Shakespeare Globe Theatre and did the tour. Caden is not much for tours and we are quickly realizing anything that requires standing or sitting for more than 2 minutes will require one of us to miss it. Then we went to the archaelogical excavation/recontruction of the Rose Theatre nearby. It was open for a free showing and we listened to a man speak about it for a while but Caden started getting frustrated and we were getting hungry so we left before seeing the video. We ate at a cute and yummy French restaurant right next to St. Paul's Cathedral while TV crews, police, and protesters moved around outside. Then we went to Harrods. We had always heard of Harrods and were glad we finally made it. Everything was expensive and Caden had fallen asleep on the way. We were supposed to meet my parents for dinner so they could watch Caden while Collin and I went to dinner. That didn't happen. We were too tired once we go to Harrods to make it back across town. It was so crowded it took us almost 45 minutes to get to Harrods while it should have only taken about 10-15 minutes.

First Black Taxi Ride

Shakespeare Globe Theatre

Outside the Shakespeare Globe Theatre

Collin on stage at the Rose Theatre - it's a small stage!

The first kind of piggy bank - it was started at the theatre

French restaurant we ate lunch at, protestors outside

Awesome doll house at Harrods

Sunday we went took another Black Taxi Ride, went to Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Princess Diana's Memorial, walked along the parks, and had high tea at Kensington Palace.  Collin and I also took a tour of Kensington Palace, which was the official residence of Princess Diana until her death.  We really liked High Tea and there was a nice playground nearby that my parents took Caden to while we took a tour of the palace, which was very nice of them.

Buckingham Palace

Military Parade next to Buckingham Palace

View from our walk in the park

Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey

High Tea at Kensington Palace

2nd Black Taxi Ride

2nd Black Taxi Ride

Collin on the throne at Kensington Palace

Princess Diana's Memorial Fountain

Monday was more of a relaxing day without any set plans except to see more of London.  Collin got sick so Monday he stayed at the hotel.  He probably caught this coughing lady's cold on the bus.  We all hated that he felt so terrible.  Caden and I went to London with my parents and took the 45 minute train ride back to our hotel a little early.  We mainly road the buses and subway around checking out the city.  My favorite stop we made that day was Nottinghill.  It was a beautiful little city and we ate a tasty restaurant called The Giraffe for lunch.

Lunch at the Giraffe restaurant

Opa walking Caden down the street in Nottinghill

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