London Style

Cheers, Mate!

Well, smart idea or not, we spent "Black Friday" in London. Some shopping was done, but not on the level as it would have been if we were in the States! It was an excellent day out - it rained for a bit (it wouldn't be England if it didn't, right?) and the rest of the time was nice. The search for the Hard Rock Cafe did consume most of the day - we were SO lost! It was actually quite funny ... whilst roaming around the city, we were able to see a lot of interesting things. We went to Chinatown, where we had an awesome Chinese/Japanese lunch. Jacob had sushi (of course) and all I could eat was some Miso soup and veggie spring rolls. The kids tried some of the soup and other tidbits but were not impressed. Big Ben, Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, Picadilly, Leichester Square were also visited by the group. (gee, I hope I'm spelling these right!) After lunch, we just ambled around London, taking the tube here and there. Then came time for supper - it was agreed upon to go to the Hard Rock Cafe. We found the Hard Rock Casino just fine, but the cafe was a bit trickier. We did happen upon Downing Street, where the Prime Minister lives! Eventually, we did find the cafe and 'copped a squat' for around 45 minutes to get a table. A highlight of the evening was when Austin had a chocolate sundae and the entire restaraunt sange "Happy Birthday to you" to him. (okay, so his birthday was the next day - we kind of fibbed a little bit!) He thought he was cool! All-in-all, it was one of the best trips to London we went on!