London - Day 7

It's our final day in London!  It was a bit drizzly as we walked to get coffee/hot chocolate, but the sun was shining by the time we walked to the British Museum.  There was so much to see!  Alex spent most of his time in the Ancient Greece and Rome section. I think he read almost every sign on every display in the first few rooms.  Then we had to move him along a bit.  Will went through almost every display/room at the museum, but only stopped to read certain things. After the museum, we walked to Kings Cross Station to see Platform 9 3/4.  At that point, it had started to rain again and the line to take your picture went outside.  So the boys passed on that.  We did snap a quick photo of Alex near the platform.  We took the train back to the hotel and went to The Mudlark for lunch.  The exterior was used in The Prisoner of Azkaban.  Then we went back to the hotel to pack.  Unfortunately, our evening plans of riding the London Cable Cars across the Thames were ruined by extreme winds (it really was incredibly windy).  So, we walked around to see the bridge lit up at night, walked to the Gherkin, and stumbled upon Leadenhall Market which was used in the first Harry Pottee movie.  We ended the night at a Greek restaurant by the hotel.  

 

London - Day 6

We woke up to sunshine this morning.  While the boys slept, Phil and I went for a walk on the Thames Path.  We got a little over five miles in before picking up the boys and heading back to Borough Market.  We had another delicious lunch with hot fudge strawberries and baklava for dessert.  The we walked towards the Theatre District to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Parts 1 and 2).  Part 1 was at 2pm.  We got out around 4:45 and found a cute restaurant near the Palace Theatre for dinner.  We walked around for a bit before heading back for Part 2 at 7pm.  We all really enjoyed the show.  Then we walked back to the hotel. Tomorrow is our last day in London!

 

London - Day 5

On Tuesday morning, we went to the Imperial War Museum for a few hours.  They had a really impressive World War I exhibit and also had a floor devoted to WWII and another to spying and espionage.  After the museum, we walked back to the Tower of London gift shop so Alex could purchase the chalice he had his eyes on.  Then we went to the Borough Market for lunch - and made another gelato (really sorbet) stop for the boys.  Then we hopped on a train for Wembley Stadium to see England play Belgium.  It was raining pretty hard but fortunately, all the seats were covered.  It was fun to see a soccer game.  London was down 2-1 (they had actually tied it up but a goal was called off) in overage time.  They scored the game tying goal in the very last seconds.  The system for boarding trains went surprisingly well considering there were 80,000+ in the stadium.