Last Thursday, we had to get up early again and even get dressed up a little. We were doing a family photoshoot!
We headed to Buckingham Palace.
So pretty.
We met our photographer who was from Hong Kong. First we took some pictures around there.
Then we walked through the park and saw the geese.
I like this shot.
A pelican!
These are the Churchill war rooms. Would like to see them one day.
Walking past Parliament.
Such a crowded area.
We took some pics with the London Eye.
Then phone booths.
Then we crossed the river to get good shots of Parliament.
Of course Hedwig made many of the pics.
Aden went back to take a nap. The rest of us wandered around Covent Garden to find lunch.
We found a cute cafe and had a nice meal.
Then we found a chocolate shop.
Too many choices.
We then walked to the British Museum. There was a huge line!
Finally in. What a majestic place.
This used to be an open courtyard. They enclosed it.
Our tour guide was a archeologist and very knowledgeable but the kids had a hard time paying attention. First we saw a mockup of the Rosetta Stone.
It was in a cool room.
Then we saw the real stone. I think the kids understood what it did for the world.
Saw some neat Egyptian artifacts.
This room is built to the scale of the Parthenon in Athens.
All of these sculptures are original and once ringed around the outside of the Parthenon.
It's all about Greek mythology.
Even the backs of the sculptures were detailed and they were never meant to be seen.
A birthday invite from 2000 years ago!
Noah liked the ancient chess set.
The old library.
We walked back to rest a little.
Then we went out for a nice dinner. We found out, you can drink at 16 if you are with your parents so Aden had a hard cider.
Ariel took a sip.
Lol.
We wandered around the crowds and looked for ice cream.
That hit the spot.
Covent Garden actually got quiet.
There are like 200 of these eggs around the city. We tried to find as many as we could.
That night, Eli slept with Mickey, Hedwig, Big Ben and the Rosetta Stone!
Here are some of the professional pictures!
