We left our apartment on July 26th for London. Between that day, and our grand return on September 15th, we spent a total of 15 (non-consecutive) nights in our apartment. Which means we were living out of suitcases 37 out of 52 days. I was so shocked by that number I went back and re-counted on my calendar. No wonder we came back feeling like zombies!
So, here's a big giant recap, jumping all the way back to London.
Every now and then Kerry gets sent to London for work, and when possible, I like to go with him. We went last year for a long weekend, but London is a big and wonderful city, so we happily jumped at the opportunity to go back. Being primarily a work trip, time was short, but we squeezed in a few fun activities.
We started with a ride on the London Eye - JR's first Ferris Wheel!
It was a neat ride, but we had a little trouble enjoying it because we were nervous the baby was going to scream and ruin it for everyone else. Perhaps a 30 minute ride with a 5 month old and no escape plan wasn't the greatest idea. He was exhausted, but he held it together and did great!
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| Doing anything we can to keep the baby happy! |
We made a stop at the British Museum, a collection of artifacts and displays so interesting and vast, I actually wanted to stay longer! Which is really saying something, because I normally spend my museum time calculating how long I have to stay to make the ticket purchase worth it. Turns out, JR does even worse at museums than I do, and after only an hour he insisted on leaving (meaning he screamed so much that the security staff was worried he hurt himself). But we did get a glimpse of some actual mummies and
The Rosetta Stone.
And of course, we made a couple of obligatory pub stops.
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| Nooooo...... |
While Kerry was working JR and I took advantage of the beautiful, sunny, July morning and enjoyed a nice long walk around Regent's Park. Montpellier is not known for it's superb green space, so having a fantastic park within walking distance of our hotel was a nice change for us. We spent hours strolling around the greenery, marveling at the potent scent and variety of colors of roses (85 different types!) at Queen Mary's Rose Garden, and watching the ducks with their ducklings swimming in the lake.
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| Queen Mary's Rose Garden |
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| Enjoying a sunny day at the park |
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| Taking a break and watching the ducks |
Also around this time, we started JR on solid foods, which he thinks is just about the best thing ever.
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| First taste of food! |
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| He looks a little unsure, but he happily went back for more! |
Cute, and I know you have much more to add!
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