The Day The Kids Came To London

Posted on 2008/11/12 22:30:31 (November 2008).

[Sunday 9th November]
Mum's visits to London are usually combined with a daytrip to Guildford to visit Adrian, Liz and the kids down in Guildford. This weekend however, to my pleasant surprise, Adrian and Liz had suggested that they could all come into London instead.

It was the first time my nephews and niece had been to visit where their uncle John and auntie Chie live in London, and whilst there isn't really a huge amount for them to see at our flat, it was really fun to have them here. On arrival we took them for a good run around the gardens (the lawns had a thick covering of leaves which the kids seemed to enjoy), followed by a bite to eat. After lunch we had a play with the remote control helicopter I'd brought back from last trip to Japan (thanks Tanaka-san!) which seemed tobe a big hit with the kids.

We then headed out to take the kids to the Science Museum - fortunately there is a very convenient bus route which takes us pretty much door to door.

We didn't stay long at the Science Museum, but hopefully the kids had a good time there - some of the exhibits were a bit confusing and meaningless, but the space ships and steam trains (include the Puffing Billy and the Rocket) must have been a sure fire hit.

Mum had to the station straight from the Science Museum, and Adrian Liz and the kids headed back not long after that. It seemed to be a lot of work to manage three kids in a bustling city like London, but hopefully they all enjoyed their day out.

Chie and I had a quiet evening back at the flat, catching up on washing etc.

Had ramen for dinner. Mmmmmm.

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