Christmas is all about family. We were very happy to have Kyle join us for three weeks in December. Since he had never travelled to Europe before, we wanted to be able to take advantage of this trip to show him around. We left it up to him to decide where he wanted to visit. I was leaning toward London and Paris, both relatively short (2 hour) train rides away. But Kyle wanted to see Rome instead, something about that gladiator thing.
Before Christmas, we took Kyle to London for three days.
The trains are very efficient in Europe and we were in London before noon on 19 December. Once we dropped our bags off at our hotel, we set out for an early lunch. I had fish and chips on my mind. The Brits are known for that.
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Union Jack Club
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Kyle wanted to see ‘old things’. No better place than London. We started out at the British Museum, spending an entire afternoon visiting all the free exhibits. They have an incredible collection of Egyptology, including sarcophaguses, statues and temple pillars, ancient weaponry.
There is a piece of the Rosetta Stone.
The remains of a Bog Man are there as well.
And Olympic medals from the 2012 Summer Games.
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| Big Ben |
The following day, we set out to tour the Tower of London, Parliament Buildings, Buckingham Palace and Westminster Cathedral.
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| Parliament Buildings |
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| Buckingham Palace |
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| London Bridge |
Kyle really enjoyed the Tower of London, which is actually more than a tower but a series of museum buildings. The Crown jewels are stored here.
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Perry tried to take a picture of the Crown Jewels but it is forbidden
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Our final day was spent at the Imperial War Museum.
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| One-man submarine |
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| The Enigma Machine |
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| WWII Tunnel |
If you think there doesn’t seem like much girly stuff on this trip, you are right. Although I do enjoy visiting the museums, this trip was more about what Kyle wanted to see. The shopping trip would have to wait for another time.
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