The train ride down took a while, followed by a long ride in the tube (subway), and a 10 minute walk to our hotel. We were pretty drained by the time we reached our Holiday Inn. But, we ventured out anyway to Kensington Park.
Kensington Park contains a memorial playground for Princess Diana. Let me tell you, this is no ordinary playground! They designed the playground with a Peter Pan theme. There were tepees, a pirate ship... it was incredible! Unfortunately, it was also completely crowded. But, it was certainly worth seeing. (Tim is in the orange shirt up top!)
Since we were there, I was hoping to go see the famous Peter Pan statue which is also in the park. I saw it clearly on the map, but didn't exactly understand the scale of my map. We walked for about 15 minutes when I realized that this was a big park, not unlike Central Park in NYC. So, we didn't get to see the statue this time. Too bad. (This is what we missed.)
The next day, we decided that the best way to see most of London with the least amount of walking was to do a tour bus ride. We rode on a sightseeing, double-decker bus, which provided narration of the sites. (Maddie having fun with Summer on the bus). 
We saw Big Ben, 
Trafalgar Square, the London Eye, St. Paul's Cathedral, Tower Bridge, 
and the Tower of London. Part of the fee for the bus tour also included a boat tour on the River Thames. The boat dropped us off near the Tower of London where we were able to see a catapulting demonstration (they were launching water balloons!). What fun!
It was a lot of fun to be together in London. It was difficult at times managing 9 people in and out of the subway (including two strollers which often had to be carried up and down to the platforms, etc.). But it was certainly worth it! The next time my parents come, they've expressed interest in heading up to Scotland. My mom's father was born in Inverness which is very close to Loch Ness (as in the monster). Here's to our next adventure together!!!
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