On our third morning in the United kingdom main city, Maria, Mike, Emily and me left our London flat for a breakfast outdoors, because we have seen a good cafe and wanted to taste the cakes and the hot cakes there. It was great and the children were very excited, because Maria informed them we will bring them to see the Wimbledon stadium and then the Arsenal Stadium. These two sports amenities are quite large, thus it took us the whole morning to reach them and make photos. In the early afternoon, after we had a snack in a small, family-focused cafe, we decided it is time to do some purchasing.
We were lucky to be in London throughout the sales and thus we managed to buy lots of things at a good price. We spend most of our time on Oxford Street, where we accessed the huge store Selfridges, the Zara and Marks & Spencer retailer stores. From Nike store we purchased a couple of pants and sport shoes for Mike and a nice sports gown for Emily.
We went back to the London holiday flat to get rid of the luggage and rest a bit. Satisfied but exhausted the kids felt asleep instantly. When they woke up we visited a great eating place in the Kensington area where we had been staying. The place was very beautifully arranged and the food was very delicious. I had a great, conventional English meal with beer, while Maria had a salad and a glass of white wine. The kids were impressed by the puddings.
Maria and I adore dancing but with the kids dance clubbing is not possible, although we knew London had a great dance scene. Thus, we assured ourselves that we will come back, just the two of us to see that other part of the UK capital, which we missed on this trip with our children.
The moment I woke up the subsequent morning, the kids were still asleep in their own place in the London apartment we have rented, as Maria was up organizing their breakfast and doing tea for us. We enjoyed a calm half an hour and talked about which spots we are to see through the day. Later the little ones got up and dressed up, enjoyed their breakfast and were at last ready to go.
On that day Maria made a decision that we ought bring the children to see some events, which might be appreciated only in London and which, as we were confident, would impress our kids for a long time. We left our London holiday flat and took the metro to reach the Buckingham Palace, where we attended the changing of the guards’ service. Mike and Emily were absolutely stunned by the foot guards with their red and black uniforms and the specific tall black helmets. The service was not short, but the kids were curious and saw it until the ending and after that did not wish to leave the Memorial of Queen Victoria, wherefrom we got the entire programme.
I went to purchase snacks and fish’n’chips for all of us, while Maria took Emily and Mike and went to the nearby Green Park where we had a modest family picnic and the kids enjoyed sitting on the grass and running with other kids that approached them.
As the afternoon was quite warm, I suggested we must move to the Hide Park and the Kensington Gardens, where is the Princess Diana Memorial and the recreation space next to it. This children area is good for children up to 12 years old. Mike and Emily especially liked the solid wood pirate vessel and were talking about it during the whole evening as we returned to our London vacation apartment.
Once my wife Melanie recommended that we should go on a holiday break in London with the children, I discovered it unusual, as London wasn’t the greatest child-friendly place which I could think of. Besides that I considered it could be too expensive. But I was wrong.
The first thing my wife made was to browse the web and to find a reasonable London apartment with great location and a reasonable price tag. The 2nd thing was to find low cost plane tickets from one of the budget airlines. When the time came, we got the kids and the baggage and headed towards the terminal. Once in London, we came to the London holiday apartment where the kids were impressed by the room they will had to share and my wife was happy for the fully equipped kitchen area in which she was able to prepare breakfast every day for the entire family.
Two hours after our appearance, Maria, the children and I were ready to go visiting sites. I could say that there is often something set up for the families with kids. The very first locations me and Maria thought of however, were the famous London Zoo and the London Aquarium. The kids were really thrilled with the animals they observed and continued talking about them as we had snacks for noon-time meal. In the late mid-day we reached our London flat exhausted, yet in great atmosphere and filled with nice thoughts.
In the evening we stopped at a compact eating place, as we assured it is available for children too and that it has a good food selection for children. The restaurant was very close to our London holiday apartment, that was very convenient as the children were exhausted and we needed to bring them back to our London apartment the moment possible. Then Maria and I had some time for us, drinking wine in the lounge zone, watching the news.