London Part 1

One of the exciting things about staying in England over the Holidays was that some of our dearest and closest friends decided to come for a visit! Dave have almost an entire month off of school, so we certainly made use of as much time as possible and decided to meet our friends in London, tour for a few days and celebrate New Years there, before than heading back to Newcastle. Although we did a lot of travelling, and riding the tube, we had a great time and have memories that will last a life time.

Dave and I actually arrived in London a day early as our friends flight came in around 7am and we wanted to be be sure that we would be able to see them off the plane!!! So we did a little touring ourselves, some sight seeing and some shopping!!!! It was such a fun night!

Right out of Kings Cross (train station) and our first stop is "Platform 9 3/4".

Very Excited!

Touring Kensington Palace

Kensington Gardens

In front of the Orangery

High Tea at the Orangery

Princess Diana Memorial Pond. It was beautiful!

Big, Beautiful Swans at the Pond.

They were a little intimidating though lol.

This was right before he started flapping his wings and coming at me. I ran screaming!!!!!

They were massive!!!!!  And you can see where our Canadian Geese head in the winter lol. So much for Florida!

Of course there is a football pitch in front of Kensington Palace. We sat to watch some kids play!

Gates at Kensington Palace

Stunning Architecture everywhere!

Double Decker Bus across from Hyde Park

We made it to Hyde Park!

Princess Diana Walkway continued...touring through Hyde Park

We have spotted Harrods!

I am so so so excited!

It truly was magical to see at Christmas!

Did some Christmas shopping for two of our favorite little people!!! So many amazing items and certainly a must see when touring around London!!! Glad we went at Christmas!!!