London 2018 Last Post

After a break in our hotel room we headed back out to meet up with our friends for our last dinner in London. We took the tube to Covent Garden, which as it turns out is just a large open air shopping mall. Lots of high end stores and some interesting gift shops as well as some flea market type stalls. And it was very crowded.

Becky inside the main building. It was pretty iconic.

The 3 kids, Liem, Ally and Khai. It was bittersweet to say good bye. Hanh was Becky’s first mom friend and we have known them since Ally was 8 months old. We miss seeing them in Cambridge so it’s such a treat to visit in London.  I asked Ally today what the highlights of the trip were. Shopping was #1 and #2 was seeing our friends.

There is a pay-bathroom in Covent Garden and it is an actual shop. I thought it was hilarious.

The actual East India Company!!! Of the famed Boston Tea Party!

The girls shared a slushee while we looked for a good restaurant to eat at. Finally Hanh spotted a Mexican place. We all love Mexican!

Spicy Fish tacos for Hanh.

Ally had the most food. The kids chicken fajitas platter was HUGE. And all she ate was 1 tortilla with rice, beans and guacamole. But Ally was so good. She let us talk and talk and talk. Khai and Liem were patient with us moms as well.

Becky’s yummy chimichanga.

The picture Ally drew while we talked. Khai and Liem read. 

We said goodbye and each headed back to our homes. Hopeful it won’t be too long until we meet again.

Later that night we had some excitement in our room. Ally lost a tooth! All week she had been wiggling her teeth. And finally one came out!

Proof she recovered from the tooth loss and was back to watching Full House.

And finally our last day in London:

We were a bit aimless with only a few hours in London. So we took the bus to Harrods.

Ally was in a much better mood this year. Than last year at Harrods. But we left unsatisfied and frazzled. We ended up at Victoria Station for one last trip to Ally’s favorite stationery store and then her favorite cookie, a meringue on the walk home from the Tube.

We Ubered to the airport and managed to navigate thru a very complicated terminal and lots of walking to get to our gate and on our plane. Here are a few pictures of the food on the plane.

Ally’s child plate. She ate the chocolate, roll, and fruit leather.

The fruit leather was a hit.

Becky ate really well.

Ally and I enjoyed the ice cream treat later on in the flight.

Beth is picking us up and bringing us home. 

We feel so fortunate. Friends, travel and family. 

Hopefully it will be a relaxing weekend at home so we are refreshed and ready to resume normal life and work on Monday.