We met my sister, her partner and their dog at Hyde Park on Monday morning. They told us to meet at the “playground at Hyde Park,” and what they meant was the Diana Memorial Playground (very cool) and not Hyde Park Playground (not cool). Getting from the one we were at to the one we were supposed to be at took 30 minutes, and then we went on an hour walk, so it was a big walking day. Luckily Hyde Park is lovely and we have been building our walking stamina on this trip.
My family stayed at the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain to play in the water (some people had swimsuits on in the fountain!) while my parents, sister and I went to lunch. Then we met up at the V&A (Victoria and Albert) Museum, to look at shiny jewelry and other fun stuff.
After the V&A we went to the National History Museum, which has an incredibly impressive facade and front hall.
We hit up the dinosaur section of the museum, looking for Dippy, who has triumphantly returned, and we finally found him in another part of the museum.
Finally, my parents took the kids back to the AirBnB while my husband, sister, and friend (from Brighton) had dinner. We ended up taking advantage of the grandparents being on this trip to enjoy two nights on the town and I’m very pleased about it. Both nights were so, so fun.
THANK YOU! Exactly the visit in London I needed today.