Eschew Obfuscation: Day Two: London

Day Two: London

Max Dunn — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:31:00 -0700

July 27, 2006: We probably pushed the kids a little too hard today. After finally getting everyone up and out to breakfast, Suzanne and I were excited to see some sights. But less than two hours after setting out for the London Eye, the kids just wanted to go back to the hotel and swim. So we didn’t do very much besides eating and riding buses. But the buses were pretty fun and gave us a nice view of London, especially the double-decker buses which are driven fast and furious, skimming people and cars along the way, which gives the feeling of being on Mr. Toads Wild Ride in DisneyLand.

Here are some more details of the day from Suzanne:

"Day Two: London" by Granddad/Dad

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 23:18:31 -0700

London brings back fond memories. Max do you remember our going to the Naval Observatory and zero Greenwich time?

"Day Two: London" by cbd

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 00:41:00 -0700

Sounds like a great trip so far! Traveling with kids is a different kind of trip, but good, once you get used to their pacing.

"Day Two: London" by Maxie

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 06:28:55 -0700

Yesterday, we went over the milleniun bridge. We tried to get on the eye but the ticket line was an hour wait! We also watched some street performers by the eye. There were lots of street performers that stood there and looked like statues. After we watched some street performers perform. After, we went out to lunch and then went to our hotel.

We went on a bus and went to a huge toy store called Hamleys. It was 7 stories high! My dad said we could have 10 pounds to spend. I bought this magic card set that comes with a fake deck and a book that showed you how to do 100 tricks and tips.

Then we went to dinner at this place called Sticky Fingers. The food was good and the desert was great! The desert was a icecream sundae with oreo’s and lots of chocalate surape and some vannilla ice-cream mixed together.

"Day Two: London" by Claire

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 06:15:27 -0700

Yesterday we rode a double decker bus to this really really big toy store. It was 7 floors high. We could only get something under $20 (american). I got this really cute panda that was only $10 pounds. Then we went to this rock star restaurant. The food was okay but the dessert was really good. In the dessert there was an ice cream milk shake and it had in it an oreo and a long tube cookie and whip cream and sprinkles and melted chocolate. When we got home we watched a movie. And I had a good night sleep and I woke up at 10:55a.

"Day Two: London" by Max

Thu, 27 Jul 2006 21:53:57 -0700

Sticker Shock

Things are really expensive in London. We spent $26 for breakfast, $45 for lunch and $122 for dinner for a total of almost $200 – and that was just at casual restaurants! To keep myself from freaking out about the prices, I am pretending that the prices are in dollars, not pounds. So when I see a drink for “6” and a rib dinner for “13”, I think “6 dollars is not too bad for a drink and $13 is not bad for a rib dinner” when it is really $12 for the drink and $26 for the ribs! Even Starbucks prices are high here!