We decided a few months ago to take advantage of what we see as a once-in-a-lifetime travel opportunity. Some of our very dear friends, the Hendersons, are taking some time off and traveling with their kids. We hated the idea that we wouldn't see them for months! So when they told us they would be in London over the girls' Fall Break, we jumped at the chance to join them. The timing was perfect. They arrived at the flat we rented together on Friday night. The girls and I flew out that evening after school and arrived on Saturday morning. Ryan's trip to North Africa finished on Friday night, so he arrived on Saturday afternoon. We were thrilled to have the 8 of us together again!
The girls couldn't wait for the big flight.
After dinner, they tried to get a little rest. At most they got 4 hours, but it wasn't easy.
We arrived! We decided a little caffeine would probably be a good thing to keep us going for a little while. After landing at Heathrow, we took the Express to the Paddington station. From there we took a couple of different trains to the South Kensington station where we were staying. Brian and the kids met us there and walked us to the flat which was only about 5 minutes away; it was great to be back in London!
We headed out to lunch to walk, get sunlight and stay awake. It was great to catch up and hear about their adventures thus far. After lunch, Brian went back to the flat to meet Ryan while Jill and I took the kids to the park to play for a bit.
We managed to stay up and keep going until about 8PM. We put the kids to bed (all four were sharing a room, and they were thrilled!). Lily actually got sick that night, and we're pretty sure it was because her body was so off schedule. She got a good night's sleep afterwards though, and neither had problems after that. We were all ready to start enjoying the city the next morning!
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