The following day we toured the Tower of London which holds all the Crown Jewels and was the original encampment of London. Afterward, we took a walk across Tower Bridge and headed for dinner. We also took in the English Premier game of West Ham United against Aston Villa. The English Premier game was a big bucket list item and was an amazing sporting experience.
On Monday we had a long day, we started at Windsor Castle with a tour of the grounds and castle then we headed to Stone Henge which was definitely one of Moises's big wish lists. Allison loved the castle and Abigail snuck a picture inside the state rooms of Windsor even though she wasn't supposed to! After Stone Henge we went to Bath and then to La Cock to have dinner at a pub that was established in 1321! The town of La Cock also happened to be the site of filming for some of the Harry Potter movies.
Tuesday and Wednesday we spent in Paris. We took an early bullet train to Paris so we got to nap. As soon as we arrived, we stopped for a delicious breakfast of crepes and coffee. We explored Paris and walked almost 10 miles around the city on Tuesday. We then went to Abigail's most favorite spot, the Eifel Tower, where we had a delightful dinner inside the tower looking over the River Seine. The following day we toured the Louvre and walked down the Champs-Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe. After that, we headed back to London via train and arrived back very late in the evening.
For the last two days in London, we went to Big Ben and watched the changing of the guard at Buckingham. Both the last two days were pretty rainy so we stopped at a few places to eat and rest our feet. We found a great Chinese food restaurant in Chinatown and an excellent pastry shop right by Westminster. We even found time to go back to St. James Park to feed the birds. We packed a lot of adventures into our 8 day trip so needless to say, we were all exhausted by the time we returned home!
Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer
