When we got home we had cold cereal for dinner because I had a smashing headache and now the kids are in bed and I'm peacefully relaxed in my chair that reclines.
The legacy of Queen Victoria and her husband/cousin Prince Albert includes several museums, and the Museum of Childhood became the collection place in the 20th century for all things related to children and family life. We took the tube to Bethnal Green and spent THREE hours in the museum. It was a really fantastic set-up because each exhibit had an interactive space for the kids, which always gave me time to read while they played. A sandbox in the middle of a museum? Well sure! I've learned that Europeans are big fans of importing tonnes of sand and creating artificial beaches all over the city. (They do this in Paris too I've read.) But I told Richard that I think a beach is worthless to me without water. Apparently the kids disagree. We were all hungry and thirsty by the time we left the musuem so we stopped at a little market and got some snacks and drinks and took them to the Bethnal Green park. The kids had fun running around unrestrained- but it made for terrible timing. We ended up on the Tube during rush hour. We've done the trains during rush hour before- but only with Richard. Fortunately people were considerate and accommodating so we managed to get home without losing anyone. It was hot- but not as hot as the buses.
When we got home we had cold cereal for dinner because I had a smashing headache and now the kids are in bed and I'm peacefully relaxed in my chair that reclines.
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Joleen
7/31/2014 01:32:26 pm
I love the birthday card bear!
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Joleen
7/31/2014 01:33:19 pm
And Eli in his Reed shirt all the way "across the pond" makes me smile!
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Cathy Hall
7/31/2014 02:37:51 pm
Are you starting to pick up British phrases subconsciously or are you just throwing them in for fun--like "smashing headache" and a "bit of shopping"? In either case, I love it.
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Julie bird
7/31/2014 04:02:08 pm
Thanks for posting all these pics Jo. They really are quite smashing.
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Michelle
8/5/2014 04:30:39 am
I didn't see the Heart Family when I went there! We totally had those Barbies when I was young!
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Krista
8/5/2014 08:10:53 am
What an awesome place!!
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