London

 After Rye we got back on the train to head to London for the rest of the week.  We went to St Pancras Station and got the obligatory Harry Potter pic.

 

 

Then we stopped for lunch and got some REAL fish and chips.  They know what they're doing in London, it was fantastic.  They also serve fish and chips with mushy peas, I could do without that.

 

 

We met up with Darcy and Madi and headed out to explore the city.  Here's a pic of us at Green Park, it was gorgeous. 

 

 

This is a blurry pic of Westminster Abbey, it was gorgeous and a very intersting tour. 

 

 

Here's me and Miss Madi.  Just love her smiles :) 

 

 

Outside of Westminster Abbey there is a pretty good view of the London Eye and Big Ben. 

 

 

Here's a pic of our cutie patootie on Thanksgiving sporting his jack-o-lantern shirt. 

 

 

Obligatory pic with a phone booth and as a bonus also got a double decker bus. 

 

 

We stopped by M&M World at Picadilly Circus and Cole was much more interested in running around than posing for pictures. 

 

 

Jason met up with us on Friday and we headed to Winter Wonderland.  This is a huge carnival in Hyde Park.  There is tons of shopping, bars, food and rides!  We got a great commemorative Christmas ornament, some great souvenirs and gifts! 

 

 

Cole wanted to ride on the train. 

 

 

One humorous tidbit from our travels around London cannot go unshared.  We used public transportation the entire time and almost entirely without a mishap.  One of the times we were trying to hop on the tube (basically the London subway) we had some stroller/door issues.  We (attempted) to hop on quickly right before the doors closed and unfortunately, the door closed on the stroller when Ryan was trying to push it in.  When the door popped back open it hit the lever near the front tire and the front tire fell off into the tube car.  I picked up the tire and thinking that Ryan and Cole were going to be stuck on the platform threw the tire out of the car.  At the same time Ryan picked up the stroller and ran into the car.  Hmmm.  I then ran out onto the platform to retrieve the tire, I turn around in time to see the dumbfounded looks on Ryan and Darcy's faces as the doors close and I'm left on the platform.  Point of the story, mind the gap and the doors.