March 2008

Finally, I managed to get the pictures loaded up! So where've we been? Well, we went to London Aquarium and London Eye (as mentioned in my last blog). London Aquarium was fantastic for Emily. I'd seriously recommend it if you have kids and visit London. Once you're inside, there's so many places she could run around and so much to see. That was definitely one of her best weekend treats! The queues are not too bad to get in either. Sadly we forgot our camera so I've only got some phone pictures that I'll post on at a later date.

Emily loved the London Eye. Again, she could run around, safe within the capsule and she absolutely loved seeing the red buses and the trains on the bridges.

After we went on the eye, we went to Covent Garden. She loves it round there with all the street performers, the crowds, the shops and stalls...she just loves new sounds, sights and smells. Sharon and I like there too...it's pretty chilled; there's a 'Fat Face' shop there for Sharon and the music there for me. In the market area, there's usually a quartet playing outside the cafe's and I find it a nice little touch. There's also a geezer who plays guitar there who sells cd's of his own music and you know, he's very good. Another must place to see (& hear) if you're in London.

This weekend, we were going to go to the St Patricks day celebrations in Trafalgar Square, but with the poor weather forecast, it looks like we'll look for a drier activity.

Another option we had this weekend was for Battersea park childrens zoo. I loved my time living in Battersea and the park is beautiful; I just find it wierd that I never even knew the zoo existed until recently! We're going to go to London zoo soon as well sometime in the near furure. The last time we went there was in the 1990's with Sharons nieces, Laura & Elaine. I loved that day out. In fact, whenever those two came over, we always loved taking them out - I think it was an excuse for me and Sharon to be able to plausibly act like big kids as well!!!

As friends & family are now aware, Emily will be christened (Further details will be sent to you all soon), the god parents have been warned off, and we're looking forward to a really great day to come.

That good news was followed shortly after by some more good news about the change of venue for my next job...I'll be expecting people to come across...I'll get cheap hotel rates sorted out!!

A few more pictures of Emily

We're doing the touristy things around London....and the parks are a big must. Here's Emily & Sharon when we were walking through Horseguards on our way to St James's Park.....

...& in St James's Park...

.....& over to Regents Park.....

I know we've few more to do (but you gotta start somewhere!) so any suggestions gratefully received. We've done Battersea Park and our next one will be Hyde Park. We were going to do Primrose Hill today while we were at Regents Park, but (a) we thought it'd be nicer wihout the Baltic weather and (b) it would be nicer with a picnic!

Emily loves the parks and especially all the birds. She's a real animal lover. We take her up to feed the deer at Bentley regularly and then there's the ducks in Stanmore, and our cats!! She insists in helping to feed the cats at meal times - even though they are not too impressed with the over enthusiastic bundle of fun chasing them around the house with their food bowls!!! Still...it's good exercise for them all!!

We went to the RAF museum a couple of weeks ago in our bid to kick start the museum trails around London and found out that Emily really didn't like the mannequins in the displays. Bless, she went running into the Battle of Britain part of the museum where they have displays of wartime England at the beginning. She took one look at the dummies, froze, said 'no', shook her head, ran back to daddy and buried her head in my jacket until we took her out. The things that freak people out.......