Some of the highlights included a private tour of Westminster Abbey (friends of friends of friends who work and live there arranged an awesome walk-through for us all), a new exhibit at Kensington Palace, another afternoon at the Tate Modern, walking along South Bank and across the Millenium Bridge, shopping at Notting Hill, climbing the lions at Trafalgar Square, and enjoying the sun in St. James Park.
The girls returned to school last week and I am back at Abel & Cole, but we've managed to fit in some other fun as well. Steven and I met our friend, Kevin, last weekend for another urban walking tour. This time we checked out the Olympic Stadium and Park, as we hadn't been over there yet. It's definitely coming along, but it's hard to imagine the millions of people who will be there in just a few more months. The City is clearly getting excited about all of the festivities. And today was good practice, as it was the day of the London Marathon, which was a huge event. We got into town early to cheer on our cousin, Robert, who completed the race in just over 3 hours! It was great to see everyone out supporting the runners, and we were able to spot Rob at a few different locations.
The day the Dohertys left, Susan, Robert, and David arrived to spend the weekend and be here for the run. It was great to see them, and we squeezed in Covent Garden and the Transport Museum, lunch at Wagamama (I had to work that day, so missed those activities), a nice dinner and Steven's famous rhubarb (from Susan's garden) and strawberry (from Borough Market) crumble, then today's big race event. We are all completely knackered tonight and we didn't run at all!
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