I am going to break down the London Trip into a couple different posts being that I have so many pictures!! I had such a GREAT time in London. I loved the history, the buildings, the pubs, everything about it - but mostly I loved meeting Chris' family and seeing where he grew up. So here goes Post #1...
When we landed we picked up our hire car (a rental as Americans call it). It was a cute little BMW 1 Series – and it seems everyone in London drives a hatchback!!!
We went to visit Chris’ two adorable nephews, Lewis and Oliver, at his sister, Natalie, and BIL, Dan’s House. They quickly learned about my Harry Potter obsession and told me they had a cupboard under the stairs!! I of course had to take a picture in it! (for those who don't know, Harry Potter grew up in a cupboard under the stairs.)
The next morning we met Natalie and Dan at Feedwell Cafe (pronounced caff).
Apparently there is a difference – a cafe is not as ‘nice’ as a café, and Chris wanted me to experience what a true English cafe was. We had a traditional English breakfast (that I forgot to take a picture of!), and then went on our way to Kingston – which is kinda like a shopping mall.
The popular coffee house is Costa – look how cute our coffees were! I had the heart mocha : )
One of our missions in Kingston was to purchase a hair straightener for me (needed the European plug). It was raining that day, so we were walking outside the shopping center to Boots (like our Walgreens), when Chris suggested we jump into a store really quick to dry off… little did I know we were walking into Links of London (its like the American equivalent to Tiffany’s). He had planned on taking this little detour so that we would end up at this store. He had me pick out a bracelet I wanted, and bought it for me – what a romantic!!! He said he wanted me to have a nice London gift. He spoils me (but you won’t hear me complain!).
On our way back we passed by the school he went to growing up!
That night his Mom prepared a yummy traditional English dinner! It was my first time to try Yorkshire Pudding, and I loved it!
Post 2 (and the touring pics) will be coming soon!
We went to visit Chris’ two adorable nephews, Lewis and Oliver, at his sister, Natalie, and BIL, Dan’s House. They quickly learned about my Harry Potter obsession and told me they had a cupboard under the stairs!! I of course had to take a picture in it! (for those who don't know, Harry Potter grew up in a cupboard under the stairs.) The next morning we met Natalie and Dan at Feedwell Cafe (pronounced caff). Apparently there is a difference – a cafe is not as ‘nice’ as a café, and Chris wanted me to experience what a true English cafe was. We had a traditional English breakfast (that I forgot to take a picture of!), and then went on our way to Kingston – which is kinda like a shopping mall.The popular coffee house is Costa – look how cute our coffees were! I had the heart mocha : )
One of our missions in Kingston was to purchase a hair straightener for me (needed the European plug). It was raining that day, so we were walking outside the shopping center to Boots (like our Walgreens), when Chris suggested we jump into a store really quick to dry off… little did I know we were walking into Links of London (its like the American equivalent to Tiffany’s). He had planned on taking this little detour so that we would end up at this store. He had me pick out a bracelet I wanted, and bought it for me – what a romantic!!! He said he wanted me to have a nice London gift. He spoils me (but you won’t hear me complain!). On our way back we passed by the school he went to growing up! That night his Mom prepared a yummy traditional English dinner! It was my first time to try Yorkshire Pudding, and I loved it! Post 2 (and the touring pics) will be coming soon! 
3 comments:
How very exciting! I can't wait to see more pictures. What are the different things on the dinner plate, besides the obvious pees and roast beef?
Oops, I meant peas!
London looks so beautiful, oh & I love the bracelet!
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