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After our whirlwind first four days, we promised our kids (mostly our daughter) a low key morning where she wouldn’t be rushed, so we planned less on Sunday to give them both a break.
And during that break, I went for a run. I wasn’t sure I’d find a good route but I did and it was lovely.
Once home I finished some laundry and we headed out to Chiswick House, which is the biggest tourist attraction in our AirBnB’s neighborhood in West London.
All the adult s agreed the house and gardens were much nicer than we had expected. We especially enjoyed the audio tour.
The house was really impressive, but the gardens were what really blew us away.
We picnicked under a tree for lunch and then headed to the Design Museum which had a special exhibit we knew our daughter would love.
The Design Museum was small, but very cool. We didn’t spend much time in the general area, but we really liked what we saw.
Then we split up, my husband and son went to an exhibit on the design of the “beautiful game” (football) and my daughter and I went to an exhibit on ASMR.
My daughter has been somewhat obsessed with ASMR for a while now, and she was overwhelmed by the exhibit. She totally loved it.
I have to admit I haven’t really understood the ASMR movement but now I get it, at least a little. We may even get our daughter a microphone so she can experiment herself.
We ended the day at my sister’s house for a BBQ with her friends, which went over way better than anyone was expecting. The kids hung out happily for four hours and we all enjoyed yummy food.
The only issue was the dog, who still, at the posting of this (our penultimate day) will not approach our children without growling or barking. She just doesn’t want to have anything to do with them, which is breaking their hearts because being with her was one of the big reasons they wanted to come here. We’re all managing our disappointment about it in our own ways, but it’s hard.
But at the BBQ we still had hope she’d learn to like them. And it was fun to be around her.
Thank you for sharing. ASMR part particularly interesting.
Sorry re your sister’s dog’s opinions. Glad your visit is being interesting and sending you good wishes for all the rest of your trip! Thank you for including us.