A weekend in London

We had a weekend in London to celebrate my 30th birthday and so, although there have been other weekends in the capital since, it was a convenient excuse to book a weekend away to celebrate my 40th too.

We stayed, as we normally do, on Drury Lane.  We didn't meet the muffin man, although we did find lots of dance shops, perhaps due to our location near the Opera House!

On Saturday morning we found our way here, for porridge.

Husband was in heaven.

Then we headed to Hamleys to delight Bea...

Then it was off to see the sights on an open topped bus.

Pausing for a flight on the London Eye...

...followed by a boat trip up the Thames...

...and a chance to see the ceramic poppies outside the Tower of London.

After dinner, we were overwhelmed by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (flying glass elevator included) which we managed to watch on Roald Dhal Day.

Then on Sunday morning, we found our way to the secret park on Drury Lane before breakfast.

Then it was off to collect conkers at Kensington Palace...

...where we saw beautiful dresses, Queen Victoria's dolls and Bea got to hold pins for Queen Caroline (not the real queen)

Then there was just time for a coffee...

Before heading back into the centre for lunch and to catch a stage of the Tour of Britain.

(Yes, I believe that IS Sir Brad you can see with Westminster Abbey in the background)

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But if you were to ask Bea what her favourite part of the trip was, I suspect it would be this...

...feeding the squirrels in St James' Park.