Travel with Me / London 2.0

Travel with Me / London 2.0, London, England (B)

Our first stop on our grand European adventure was a one-week stay in London with my family. The main motivation for this family trip was to see my brother Ben march in the London New Year’s Day Parade with his high school marching band, but we turned it into a a week packed full of amazing experiences. My husband and I have been to London before (click here, here, and here for the details and travel tips!), but we made sure to do many things that we didn’t get the chance to do on our first visit. I’ve underlined anything that I consider a “must-do” below.

On the day of our departure for London, there were major delays from the Dallas-Fort Worth airport due to a large rain storm which came right before the tornadoes and snow storm hit Texas. We were lucky that we arrived in London during the morning as we were scheduled to despite a two hour delay. My family came along after us in another plane, and they were delayed much more than we were. So, instead of waiting in the airport for them as originally planned, we found our way on the Tube to our Homeaway rental for the week. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Travel with Me / London 2.0
Guide Location: England » London
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Emily Abernathy
Read it on Author's Website: http://www.emilyabernathy.com/2016/01/travel-with-me-london-2-0/
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
  • Big Ben
  • Hyde Park
  • Harrods
  • The Orangery
  • Kensington Palace
  • The Gherkin
  • Westminster Abbey
  • London Eye
  • Workshop Coffee
  • The Regency Cafe
  • Buckingham Palace
  • British Library
  • Churchill War Rooms
  • Portobello Road Market

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