Friday was filled with new experiences for all of us. First, we took a taxi out to Richmond. Ryan and I are big fans of the show Ted Lasso, so we had a lot of fun walking around and seeing some of the famous scenery shots from this show.
Biscuits with the Boss!
After we had our fill of Lasso (thanks for obliging us, girls!), we went to a shop called Knoop's. We had seen it on Insta and knew we had to try it. It's a whole shop dedicated to chocolate drinks. Look at how many different types of hot chocolate they have here!
Lily opted for a white chocolate milkshake, but the other three of us tried hot chocolate. Mia went with the 34% milk (cocoa and caramel notes), Ryan had the 39% milk (nougat, vanilla, and almond notes), and I went with the 65% dark (floral, citrus, and vanilla notes). We had to try the homemade marshmallows too. This did not disappoint! We all enjoyed. We took our treats down by the riverside to enjoy the day a bit. We were thankful for another beautiful day.
Soon we decided to keep going on our own little walking tour, and we came upon the remaining areas of the palace where Anne of Cleves lived after divorcing Henry VIII. While I wouldn't want her life, it was fun to imagine what living here would be like.
We had been here a few hours and decided to head back in to London by tube, so we walked on over to the train station passing by these beautiful theater and library buildings along the way.
We wanted to try the famed Burough Market for lunch. We knew it would be crowded, but we were not expecting this at all.
Hard pass for us. We walked across the street where we found Salt Yard. It was a fantastic and authentic Spanish tapas restaurant. There were so many delicious things. We were all pretty hungry, so we ordered plenty to share. This picture only shows some of the items, but we ordered: jamon iberico (large serving because it's our absolute favorite), croquetas, Isle of Wight tomato on sourdough with avocado, Burrato with Spanish peaches, and the grilled flatbread. This was easily one of the best meals of the trip. So delicious.
We did stop back in the Market for dessert on our way out though. Ryan, Lily, and Mia picked up a few German sourdough pretzels while I stopped for a French pistachio cronut. Yep, they were good too.
We enjoyed these desserts outside on the patio of the British Library. This is one of Ryan and mine's favorite places to visit. There are so many cool things to see here! Of course, it's very difficult to take pictures, but we got a few such as these of The Beatles' original lyrics to "In My Life" and King Henry VIII's Bible. We also saw things like the Tynedale Bible, DaVinci's sketches, and the original Magna Carta. It's a little mind blowing to actually see these!
After the British Library, it was time for another adventure. We took the tube out to Watford Junction and then boarded a bus over to the Warner Brothers Studio where they filmed Harry Potter. It was really cool to see the actual studios where all 8 films were made; they had so many great authentic props here as well. We took so many pictures...like hundreds. I've posted some of my favorites here, but it feels like it only touches the surface. I'm not even going to try adding descriptions to all of them. Just know this was such a fabulous experience!
We were completely wiped out by the time this was over. We had to wait awhile on a bus to pick us up and take us back to the train station. We finally made it back to the hotel. I think this was the third night in a row we were coming back in close to midnight. 100% worth it!
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