London The Final Post

I am finally getting around to posting about the end of our London trip.

The day after the wedding we got up and had breakfast then set off to see Plymouth. First we saw some of the town then headed to see this lighthouse. We had fun but it was so cold.

The view

The town

This was a memorial but I can't remember what for.

Some of the town

The only green we saw pretty much the whole trip!

We didn't make it to the moors but we did make it to Stonehenge. Me and Mar were the only ones who actually saw it, everyone else got cold and got back in the car.

The countryside, this was the most disappointing part of the trip for me. I really wanted to see nice green rolling hills, nope that happened a couple of days after we left!

The drive...on the wrong side!

That night when we got back to Teignmouth we went out for fish and chips then we packed up to head back to London the next day.
Thursday morning we got up and hit the beach and the town one more time. We also got to see Harriet and George before we made the 3 1/2 hour trip back to London.

We did stop and see the famous Dawlish Black Swans. I took like 20 pictures but later found out that my camera batteries were dying and it only saved the one, ugh!

We got back to London just as it was getting dark. We got checked into our hotel the Hotel Novotel, then went to get pizza. We drove around in the not so best part of town to find pizza. Thank goodness, at this point I had had all the chicken and chips I could take (I don't eat fish)! We found a pizza hut but it wasn't the same as American pizza hut, but still good. Before heading to bed we hit the pool. I forgot to mention that it turns out this was a French hotel. The hotel was very nice, one of the nicer ones I have ever stayed in, but they charge you for everything and the French are RUDE! I wanted to tell them "you are in an English speaking country speak English!" Anyways, the pool was so COLD! We didn't stay in too long but had a chance to unwind and talk a bit. The best thing about the hotel was their beds, I had the best nights sleep EVER in that bed, it was great! In the morning (Christmas eve) we got up early, got breakfast, and headed to the airport. We didn't have to wait too much in SLC but London was a different story. There were still people there from the previous weeks cancellations. We stood in line for awhile and when we finally got up front my bag was close but not over the limit in weight! I had about 10 pounds to spare! We got our money exchanged and headed for our plane. We made it there just in time for boarding. Oh and my mom finally got stopped in security for having her scissors in her bag, and Mar set the alarm off and got frisked!
Our plane, it was huge!

After boarding we got delayed about an hour due to some sort of problem with the baggage door. We ended up on this plane for about 10 hours total. This time I watched Dinner for Schmucks it had me laughing so hard it is so stupid, I also got Mar and James watching it too. When we changed planes in Chicago things went smoother and Mar didn't get violated! We waited for our plane for like four hours, but I did get to talk to my kiddos on Christmas eve! This last plane was delayed too, and we actually got put on a different plane. Once we got home the 15 degrees outside seemed warm compared to what we left! And there was no snow, go figure! After being up for about 30 hours straight we walked in the door early Christmas morning! I did make it!!
So to some up the trip here are some of the highlights.

Cons: the white countryside (I can see that at home), the money exchange rate, chips with everything, not hitting a local fresh bakery (there was one two blocks from our apartment), the driving, the small roads with no shoulder, airport security (what a joke), the cold weather, not getting to see more of London, the toilets (I couldn't flush them pretty much the whole time we were there), the electricity, losing the nice camera with lots of neat photos on it, and not being able to see or talk to my kiddos and hubby everyday.

Pros: Big Ben, Westminster Abby, the beautiful wedding, the ocean, the black swans, Stonehenge, the London eye, chinese lanterns, National Gallery, the crown jewels, Tower Bridge, the food, meeting Harriet's family, Boringdon Hall, all the neat historical stuff I learned, staying up late talking, James hauling my horrible big heavy bag around for me (thanks James!), finding fairy books and peppa pig, finding neat souvenirs, and making it home for Christmas! It was London BABY!

Funniest moment: the moment that takes the cake was when mom butt-bumped some poor old man's face! HILARIOUS!!!

Really it was London, overall it was AWESOME! I would like to go back in the summer when it is warmer and lighter longer, and when I can take Ky. Thanks George and Harriet for the excuse to go and for the BEAUTIFUL wedding!
I believe this is my last post unless I think of something else I need to add. I have so many pics that I couldn't even come close to posting even a small portion of them. I think these were a good representation of what we did there.