Arriving in London!

Mark:

Crazy trip getting to London - 3 city stop before arriving in London; Ft Lauderdale, Miami, Chicago and then we were able to stroll through Green Park over to Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and across the River Thames. The family fought through the fatigue as we enjoyed dinner along London sidewalk performers. Love hearing the British accent from the boys: "Glass of Wata anywun??

Hannah:

The flight to London was looooooong, but we got upgraded to business class in a 777! Well worth it! We've managed to see so many pretty sights during our short visit here. We've been to Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, & the London Bridge. I definitely love the weather here also! its been so nice and cool, probably around 75 degrees. The weather was really great to be walking around the London area today. We say good-bye to this wonderful city of London tomorrow morning, but i hope that someday in the future I'll be able to come back for a third time to the beautiful city of London (:

Caleb:

We have had a lot of fun! We have now seen the London Eye, Big Ben, & the Rosetta Stone.

Ben:

8/22/09 : When we got to the London airport, we got in this awesome taxi called a Lorry. Me and Caleb sat backwards in a jump seat. Once we got to the hotel, everything was small. Then we walked and saw Westminster Abbey. Then we walked a little further & saw Big Ben. (I have to share a name with a clock on stilts.) Then we crossed the bridge... & WE WENT ON THE LONDON EYE!!! it was really slow, but at the end we took a picture.

8/23/09 : In the morning, We took the tube (The British subway) to the British Musuem. My favorite thing that we got to see was the Rosetta Stone. Then we went to the London Bridge, now called the Tower Bridge. After that we crossed the London Bridge/Tower Bridge looking for somewhere to eat. Once we ate, we took the tube back to the hotel - The rest is still to come...

Sheri:

8/22 Wow! Our trip from the USA to London began our Adventure to say the least! However, we enjoyed a wonderful transatlantic flight in Business Class (thanks to Mark's travels for CIT). I loved watching the kids enjoy the fine meal, the reclining chairs into beds, and the amenity bags were a hit! Once we arrived and settled in at the hotel, we walked through beautiful Green Park just in time to see the Buckingham Palace in all its glory as the sun cast a glow upon it as it was beginning to set. We continuedr on to Westminster Abbey and then to the London Eye. Ben was thrilled, Mark wasn't sure of the heights and Caleb was getting hungry! We ate at a wonderful Italian restaurant on the The Thames River and the boys fell asleep at the table - we manged to get everyone back to the hotel!

8/23 Today we headed out for the British Museum. We learned so much about the Greek and Roman Empires. We are really stoked to get to Athens now! Hannah was scarred for life with the male Greek statues and the boys were embarrassed by the female ones - ahh the joy of teaching kids about cultural arts! ;) The kids taught Mark and I what a sarcophagus is - do you know? They were thrilled they knew something we didn't know. We later went to the British Library and saw the Magna Carta and the Guttenberg Bible - we have now seen 2 of the 3 - one is in the Library of Congress. We ended our day at the Londo Bridge/Tower Bridge - it was spectacular! We have had a wonderful time in London and hate to leave tomorrow, but are ready to head to Athens. On to the next part of our Adventure!