Wow, the boat was really rocking last night! I was feeling a little green around the gills by the time we laid down for bed, but I managed to drift off to sleep. I woke up around 4am to the sound of the stern thrusters rumbling as the captain docked the ship back in Harwich. Try as I might, I just couldn’t get back to sleep. I got up, showered, and hit the breakfast buffet when it opened at 5:30am. I came back to the room and got the rest of the crew up around 6am.
They grabbed a bite and we met up with the rest of the family at our assigned departure time: 7:30am. Getting off the ship went very smoothly, and by 8am we had our bags and were ready to catch the bus to London. There was just one problem: No one got in touch with our driver to let him know we were going to be early. He was expecting to pick us up at 10:30am, which would leave us hanging out in the cruise terminal with 7 kids for 2 ½ hours. Not good.
After trying several numbers, Kent finally got through to the bus company and we were happy to hear that they could be there by 9am. We had decent chairs to sit down and there was a coffee bar next door. One hour was doable. Sure enough, the bus rolled in just after 9am and off we went.
It should have been about a 2 hour drive to the hotel, but traffic in London was terrible. We crawled along the last few miles in bumper to bumper traffic. It was close to noon when we finally pulled up to the hotel. We could wait to get off that bus!
After checking in and dropping our luggage, we took a walk to a nearby pub for lunch. The kitchen was a bit slow, but the food was great and the portions generous. The waitress made sure to tell us that Michelle Obama and her daughters had eaten there a couple weeks ago. After lunch, we went back to the room and took a short nap. I was out like light!
We were supposed to see Michael Jackson at the O2 Arena tonight, but that was obviously cancelled. We tried to book show tickets, but our top picks were all sold out. Instead, Michele & I took the boys out for a movie this evening. We started with a walk and sightseeing, eventually making our way to Picadilly Circus, which is a little like Time Square in NYC. We saw Ice Age 3D at a nearby movie theater and then grabbed a late dinner at Burger King. When we came out, it was raining, so we hailed a cab instead of walking home.
Tomorrow, we have tickets to the London Eye (gigantic ferris wheel) at 10:30am. We may go visit the London Tower / Bridge afterwards. Michele would also like to go to Harrod’s (huge department store). Sounds like another full day coming up!
They grabbed a bite and we met up with the rest of the family at our assigned departure time: 7:30am. Getting off the ship went very smoothly, and by 8am we had our bags and were ready to catch the bus to London. There was just one problem: No one got in touch with our driver to let him know we were going to be early. He was expecting to pick us up at 10:30am, which would leave us hanging out in the cruise terminal with 7 kids for 2 ½ hours. Not good.
After trying several numbers, Kent finally got through to the bus company and we were happy to hear that they could be there by 9am. We had decent chairs to sit down and there was a coffee bar next door. One hour was doable. Sure enough, the bus rolled in just after 9am and off we went.
It should have been about a 2 hour drive to the hotel, but traffic in London was terrible. We crawled along the last few miles in bumper to bumper traffic. It was close to noon when we finally pulled up to the hotel. We could wait to get off that bus!
After checking in and dropping our luggage, we took a walk to a nearby pub for lunch. The kitchen was a bit slow, but the food was great and the portions generous. The waitress made sure to tell us that Michelle Obama and her daughters had eaten there a couple weeks ago. After lunch, we went back to the room and took a short nap. I was out like light!
We were supposed to see Michael Jackson at the O2 Arena tonight, but that was obviously cancelled. We tried to book show tickets, but our top picks were all sold out. Instead, Michele & I took the boys out for a movie this evening. We started with a walk and sightseeing, eventually making our way to Picadilly Circus, which is a little like Time Square in NYC. We saw Ice Age 3D at a nearby movie theater and then grabbed a late dinner at Burger King. When we came out, it was raining, so we hailed a cab instead of walking home.
Tomorrow, we have tickets to the London Eye (gigantic ferris wheel) at 10:30am. We may go visit the London Tower / Bridge afterwards. Michele would also like to go to Harrod’s (huge department store). Sounds like another full day coming up!
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