a little bit of london

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HELLO ENGLAND!!!!

Adam and I were able to take a trip across the pond in September. We spent most of our time in the English countryside at a very fancy resort. You know, the kind of place where the food is way too expensive and the staff is impeccably polite. Adam worked most of the time we were at the hotel (the reason we went), which meant I got a lot of down time–all to myself. After a summer of single mom-hood, it was a welcome relief.

From our hotel window:

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Being a literature buff, I was drooling over the footpaths, the lakes, the rolling hills. It was everything Jane Austen. We just wish we had more time and mobility to explore more of the countryside. There was a little lake that we walked to every evening. It rained a lot, which was heaven to me. I also had lots of time to prepare my homeschool materials for the year.

And then to London for a couple of days:

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We did the touristy stuff, which was fun. This was my second time in London–much more fun with Adam along! :) We took the train into the city, and had a blast just picking our way through the winding streets of the very large city.

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On our last day, we headed out to the London Temple. We thought it was the perfect time to go since our children were already with babysitters at home. After a $50 taxi ride, this is what we saw:

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At least we tried. We get points for this, right?

All in all, we had a fantastic time. We have said it a hundred time since we’ve been back, but THANK YOU again to grandma and all the tias for helping tend the children while we were gone. More pics here.

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4 Responses to “a little bit of london”

  1. Valerie wrote on October 21st, 2009 at 11:07 am :

    I have always wanted to travel! So jealous! Looks like you had fun and it definatly looks gorgous. I am glad you were able to get away together. It is the best.

  2. Valerie wrote on October 21st, 2009 at 11:25 am :

    Jeremy’s company had a branch in London. I keep trying to convince him to get a position where we could live there for a year and come back. Wouldn’t that be awesome!

  3. Jaime Lynne wrote on October 21st, 2009 at 12:15 pm :

    FINALLY! Some pics of England. It is good to see you had some alone time with Adam after your summer separation.

  4. GorgeUsFamily wrote on October 23rd, 2009 at 11:40 pm :

    So awesome. I am so glad you took the opportunity while you had it.

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