With two weeks Half Term, the second week we set off for London. I always love a city fix, albeit with children quite a different experience! Before we left I managed to get a couple of new things finished including some new "swishy skirts" and some new customised sweatshirts, and a new range of PVC Book Bags.
On the Sunday before we left we had a quick trip into Exeter and visited the Museum for coffee and cake, where Bella took this photo (a modern day family portrait!)
On to London and all its glory!
The Natural History Museum
No trip to London with a 6 year old is complete without a visit to Hamleys.
A little stroll along Carnaby Street looking for a suitable pub.
Day 2 of the trip began with walk from St Paul's and over the Jubilee Bridge to The Tate Modern
Admiring the view of the Shard
Crossing the Jubilee Bridge with St Paul's Cathedral in the background
The Tate Modern - A fantastic place to hang out and admire all the weird and wonderful things it beholds. The girls are still a little too young to appreciate it quite as much as we did.
Our next stop was to see The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre and much to my surprise it was a truly amazing show. Definitely one of my all time favourites.
On to Covent Garden and ballet mad Bella had to have her photo take outside the Royal Ballet under the bridge of Inspiration which links the Royal Ballet with the Royal Opera House
Harry and Mabel showing some of their fine ballet poses
Bella far more serious about it all.
Mabel meets the Madhatter in Covent Garden
We returned from London to find our little seaside town turned over to a Hollywood film set. Colin Firth and Rachel Weiss were here to film the start of a film about Donald Brocklehurst, a man who set sail around the world from Teignmouth (and to cut a long story short) his boat was found but not him!
Down on the beach watching some of the filming going on.
Summer is not too far away (I keep telling myself) as we were able to have our first Sunday paella in the garden
And then it was back to school for the last 6 weeks of this school year, and our first trip home over on the ferry - probably one of the most "stress free" school runs anyone could ever have, even when you have just missed it!
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Mabel: This was your first West End Show.
On to London and all its glory!
The Royal Albert Hall
The Natural History Museum
No trip to London with a 6 year old is complete without a visit to Hamleys.
Finished off by a good burger and chips at Ed's Diner Soho
Day 2 of the trip began with walk from St Paul's and over the Jubilee Bridge to The Tate Modern
Crossing the Jubilee Bridge with St Paul's Cathedral in the background
Our next stop was to see The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre and much to my surprise it was a truly amazing show. Definitely one of my all time favourites.
On to Covent Garden and ballet mad Bella had to have her photo take outside the Royal Ballet under the bridge of Inspiration which links the Royal Ballet with the Royal Opera House
Harry and Mabel showing some of their fine ballet poses
Bella far more serious about it all.
We returned from London to find our little seaside town turned over to a Hollywood film set. Colin Firth and Rachel Weiss were here to film the start of a film about Donald Brocklehurst, a man who set sail around the world from Teignmouth (and to cut a long story short) his boat was found but not him!
Down on the beach watching some of the filming going on.
Summer is not too far away (I keep telling myself) as we were able to have our first Sunday paella in the garden
And then it was back to school for the last 6 weeks of this school year, and our first trip home over on the ferry - probably one of the most "stress free" school runs anyone could ever have, even when you have just missed it!
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Mabel: This was your first West End Show.
