Yesterday was Franny's 11th Birthday, and we celebrated in style. After breakfast and presents (the highlight was her new keyboard), we headed in to town for a ride on the London Eye. It was amazing, and I was only mildly afraid of the elevation. In fact, as long as I looked across at the view, rather than straight down, it was absolutely fine. And the views were unbelievable. We had wanted to try it, but the queues and the ticket prices had kept us away, so it was a great choice for such a special celebration.
After the ride, we walked along the South Bank for hours, and of course sampled some ice cream.
It was actually in the low 80's yesterday, a record-breaking beautiful day. There were people everywhere, all out to enjoy the gorgeous weather and fun atmosphere. We made it to the Tate for a quick tour and a trip to the gift shop (I do love museum gift shops and their unique artsy wares). Franny had chosen the Gourmet Pizza Company for her birthday dinner, and it was an excellent choice. We all had delicious dinners and salads, and the people-watching along the River was great fun.
We crossed the Bridge at dusk, and seeing London all lit up with the sun setting in the background was spectacular. We were all tired, but hardly wanted the great day to end. It was definitely a memorable birthday. And Franny's 8-1 win at her football match this morning was icing on the cake! Will write more soon, as the photos of this day tell much more than I can in words.
4 comments:
That looks like a ton of fun! The Dahls love the eye! Glad Franny had such a good birthday.
Jenny - these pictures are amazing - thanks for keeping us all up to date on the happenings - looks like you are all taking the adventure full force. Love to all of you and happy b-day Franny. Tell Steve I'm going to another Sounders game tomorrow night US Open Cup - I'm a fan now, great times.
Happy Birthday Franny....and congratulations on the excellent football win. The B's miss you but we're so glad you guys are having such a wonderful time in the UK. Love, The Beaulieus
Franny- We MISS you SO!! much. Everybody does Mia, Morgan, Nina, Erica, the bees, and me! The bees are going into tournament wish you were here to hepl us win some tournament games! - Kylie
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