3 Great Days in London.

I only had a few days to show mom and dad around London. Pretty certain I nailed it. Here's our jam packed itinerary:



Day 1:

• A walk along the South Bank 
• We started with a ride on The London Eye (something they said they could care less about, until we were within feet, and then they wanted to go on it)
• No Southbank walk is complete without a pit stop at  Pieminister (we shared so that we could save room for Borough Market)
• Finished at Borough
• Rested the Feet at Tapas Brindisa
• War Horse

Day 2: (Mom's Birthday)

• Met 'M' for tea and a behind the scenes look at the Changing of the Guards (from the Wellington Barracks)* 
• Picnic Lunch and a snooze in the sun (Pret a Manger of course!) on the lawns at Green Park
• Off to rent Boris Bikes and cycle Hyde Park and Kensington Park
• A small pick-me-up in a Moroccan Restaurant in Shepherds Market
• A pint at the pub in Knightsbridge where mom used to work in 1974 (The Paxton's Head)
• Off to Brixton Village for dinner

*A special treat to be on the inside of the fence with the rest of the tourists looking in on us (mom was pretty pleased when she received a birthday salut...its possible it was for the dignitary behind us, guess we'll never know)

 

Day 3:

• Toured Westminster and sat in on the House with a friend who works for an MP
• Walked to Trafalgar Square and visited The National Portrait Gallery
• Wine and Cheese in the cave at Gordon's Wine Bar
• Dinner at Wahaca

They did have one more day in London on their way back from France. We took it easy with a walk through Wandsworth Common, relaxing on the grass, pints at the Hope pub and then dinner at Lola Roja. A perfect visit!