My dear friends, how are you all???? Hope really good !!!!!
I'm back with the boys (who started school this morning : phew!!!!) from our trip to London….
What to say ????
We were so happy to be there! We walked a lot, we visited a lot, we enjoyed the company of some old friends from Egypt and Indonesia and I had the opportunity to meet for the first time my bloggy friend Emma (and : her lovely little girl Betsy, her kind hubby Darren and the sweet Tilly, their big dog!) : everything was great over there!!!!!
We landed in London Heathrow Airport at 6am of Saturday, 27th of December '14 ….
We arrived at our hotel just around 8:15, but we had to wait the check in time (2pm!) to enter our room, so we left our luggages at the hotel reception and we stepped out in the cold windy morning… just imagine our reactions, coming from the usual 32-35˙C in Maputo and being tired because of an intercontinental flight of 11 hours ….. !!!!
We walked along Cromwell Road to warm up, we looked at the beautiful windows of Harrods, we had a hot cappuccino at Starbucks and around 10am we cued at the entrance of the Natural History Museum…. we had lunch there, too, and when it was time we went back to the hotel, where we got our room…. we unpacked our luggages, had hot showers, put pjs on, had dinner (bought from a nearby supermarket), watched some tv and slept until next morning …..
… and in the main hall of the Earth Museum, there was the skeleton of a Stegosaurus, the world's most complete Stegosaurus's specimen…
xxxx Alessandra
I'm back with the boys (who started school this morning : phew!!!!) from our trip to London….
What to say ????
We were so happy to be there! We walked a lot, we visited a lot, we enjoyed the company of some old friends from Egypt and Indonesia and I had the opportunity to meet for the first time my bloggy friend Emma (and : her lovely little girl Betsy, her kind hubby Darren and the sweet Tilly, their big dog!) : everything was great over there!!!!!
We landed in London Heathrow Airport at 6am of Saturday, 27th of December '14 ….
We arrived at our hotel just around 8:15, but we had to wait the check in time (2pm!) to enter our room, so we left our luggages at the hotel reception and we stepped out in the cold windy morning… just imagine our reactions, coming from the usual 32-35˙C in Maputo and being tired because of an intercontinental flight of 11 hours ….. !!!!
We walked along Cromwell Road to warm up, we looked at the beautiful windows of Harrods, we had a hot cappuccino at Starbucks and around 10am we cued at the entrance of the Natural History Museum…. we had lunch there, too, and when it was time we went back to the hotel, where we got our room…. we unpacked our luggages, had hot showers, put pjs on, had dinner (bought from a nearby supermarket), watched some tv and slept until next morning …..
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| … the happy future palaeontologist ... |
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| Matteo chased by the shadow of an allosaurus, his fav…. |
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| … it all started with this movie…. |
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| when a boy scout, my hubby name was "Fennec Vivace" (= Lively Fennec) |
… and in the main hall of the Earth Museum, there was the skeleton of a Stegosaurus, the world's most complete Stegosaurus's specimen…
xxxx Alessandra
Hi Ale!
ReplyDeleteso busy these days,
I don't seem to get round to reading blogs.
What a coincidene, we were also in London in the same period.
You can read all about it here:
http://www.homeiswherethedachshundis.blogspot.be/2015/01/christmas-in-london.html
We probably saw the same things!
Perhaps our paths did even cross!
In case I forgot :
I wish you a very very pleasant new year!
Enjoy!
Ciao Brigitte!!!!
Deleteit's so funny to know that you were there, too!!!! I was always thinking when in London : " If I meet someone who I know…." Maybe our paths really crossed!!!!!
xxxxxxx Ale
Oh! ciò che bel viaggio! Ero a Londra quando aveva 16 anni, in gita scolastica.
ReplyDeleteE ho molte foto delle di dinosauri! jajajaja! forse l'età dei tuoi bambini ....
Mi piace il tuo cappello e la sciarpa all'uncinetto! Mi piace molto!
Saluti, Ale!
Hola,feliz año!!!
ReplyDeleteQue abrigadora que vas...
:)
Saludos!!!
happy 2015 to you, too!!!!
Deletexxxxxx Ale
I am so glad that you had such a good time!! Gosh you look cold in that picture though!! I should think it was a massive shock to get off the plane to our temperatures from your heat at home! To my shame I have never been to the Natural History Museum, I better remedy that someday as it was obviously really interesting and fun! Glad you are all safe and sound and home again and that it was such a good trip. xx
ReplyDeleteHello Ale! Wow London, and the national history museum.....just brilliant! Looks like you had a great time, and here to see the Christmas lights too! :) xxx
ReplyDeleteChe meraviglia Londra sotto le feste! Io ci sono stata solo d'estate, ma mi piacerebbe tornarci una volta d'inverno. Anche quel museo prima o poi lo visiteremo!
ReplyDeleteIsabella
Io adoro Londra, in ogni stagione!!!! ;oD
DeleteTi auguro di andarci presto!!!!
xxxxxx Ale
Happy New Year to you and your family!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you've had a lovely holiday. Although the difference in temperature must have been quite a shock indeed. ;-)
All the best! xhaafner
It was great!!!!!
Delete… the first 3 days were the hard ones, because of this very cold wind, but after that, we had a pleasant weather : I didn't need my hat or my huge scarf anymore!!!!! ;oD
xxxxxxx Ale
You look so sweet there freezing in your colourful crochet! Exciting to arrive and get out into the London streets. I don't think I have seen these dinosaurs yet! X
ReplyDeleteHurrah, hurrah, you are home safe and sound. So lovely to see you, to meet you and have a good old proper chin wag and a nice cup of tea, I loved it :)) will write soon (Tilly's had to go back to the vet, long story and a bit gross so won't air it on your lovely blog) lots of love xxx
ReplyDelete…. I just sent you an email!!!!!
Deletexxxxxx Ale
Happy 2015! London is Beautiful ❤️❤️
ReplyDeleteHappy 2015! Loved going through the pictures! Hope you share more eye candy :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed your trip - thanks for the great photos. Happy new year!
ReplyDeletehi Gillian!!!! glad you liked the pics! happy 2015 to you, too!
Deletexxxxxx Ale
How fun! Glad you had a great trip, and happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteKate :}
Looks like it was a wonderful trip ... certainly different weather. A friend went over the winter break with her husband and two little girls and they absolutely loved it. Happy New Year, Tammy
ReplyDeleteHappy new year, Alessandra!! I've been in London for years ago, it was great. Nice pics!!
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Marijke
Bentrovata,Ale!Mi par di aver capito che te la sei goduta un mondo con i tuoi figli e che finalmente hai potuto riassaporare un vero inverno.Sono felice per te!Baci!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you all had a great time, Ale!!!! Love, love love those shop window dressings!!!!!!!
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