CPA, MD + 3: Welcome to My World: We Have Arrived!

We arrived in London at 9am local time, 3am Dallas time. The kids did great on the plane - they were able to fall asleep quickly after dinner was served. The flight was 9 hours though, so with dinner being served a couple hours after takeoff and breakfast served a couple hours before landing, we really only got a few hours of sleep. We had no problems getting through customs and arrived at our hotel around 11am. Unfortunately our two bedroom apartment (complete with living room and kitchen!) wasn't ready when we arrived, so we left the luggage and headed out to explore and get some food. The hotel is in the Mayfair district so we are really close to Green Park (looks great for running) and Buckingham Palace. We explored the park for a bit after eating a hearty English breakfast and dropped by Buckingham Palace for a few pictures.

We also visited an outdoor art market where Madeleine took tons of photos of the pictures she liked. We brought an extra camera for the kids to share so they can take pictures of whatever they want. I have a feeling Madeleine is going to run out of room on the camera soon! I believe I will be able to download the camera to my computer while we are here though, so get ready to see tons of pictures!

After the park we headed back to the hotel to sleep for a few hours and then set out to find dinner. Brannon wanted "traditional British food" so we are at a tavern that served fish and chips (which are really thick cut French fries) and pot roast. The kids all tried the mushy peas - Madeleine liked them, the other two were not big fans. After dinner we got some groceries and returned to the hotel for some downtime. The girls are coloring with the supplies in the travel kits I made this and the boys are playing Spinner (a game with dominoes).