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Traveling to London
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On Thursday, September 29,
we drove over Independence Pass to Denver to catch our flight to
London.
The drive up the
Pass was amazing. The yellow Aspen leaves are florescent in their
autumn colors.
On top of the pass
it is already winter-- there is fresh snow from two days ago. As
we drove down the
east side of the
Pass we drove back into autumn.
We stopped at Twin
Lakes to look back up the Pass...
In Denver we got on a
big plane and flew to Chicago, where we had dinner in the airport
before getting on
the overnight flight to London (we had an international dinner of
hot dogs,
sushi, and Salad
Nicois). Our flight was almost two hours late departing because
we waited had to wait
for 50 Danish
tourists who were joining us from a delayed flight from Las
Vegas.
We didn't mind the wait
because Mummy & Daddy had brought along the DVD of THE MUSIC MAN
for us
to watch on Daddy's
computer (Jeremy likes to sing along with: "Wadda ya talk, wadda
ya talk, wadda ya talk,
where'd ya get it,
wadda ya talk?" during the train song!).
We we at last got on
the plane, Alex got comfy with his blanket, his Lamb, and an
excellent new book
which Mummy selected
for him...
Alex knows all
about airplanes and airports! Jeremy read Daddy and Yankee
Bear a new book about Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches...
Jeremy knows
all about peanut butter & jelly sandwiches!
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We not only got to
sleep on the plane, we had breakfast on the plane!!
And then we were in
London, where Granny & Grandpa were waiting to meet us. HOORAY!
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When we got to
Granny & Grandpa's house in Edgware, Stella and
Auntie Harriet
were there to meet us! There were many cuddles,
hugs, kisses, and
silliness (and naughtiness).
Even though we
are Very
Tired, we
still had the energy to show Grandpa how to juggle
tomatoes...
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and to ride wild
English horses... |
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yes, those are
the remnants of chocolate Smarties on Alex's face) |
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But best of all
was when Grandpa read us books! It is great to be in London
again! |
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First Morning
in London
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We were Very tired after our long plane ride to London yesterday,
so we slept late into the morning.
Alex woke up first and got to have breakfast all on his own with
Granny & Grandpa (and a pink balloon).
He really enjoyed that! When Mummy & Daddy finally woke Jeremy
up, he was excited to discover he was still in London!
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We found some excellent
twirling things (Alex loves to go ‘round and ‘round!). |
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Jeremy
announced that he is no longer “Monkey Boy of Aspen”,
he is now “Monkey Boy of London”!
Our pal Nora also came
along, with her mummy & daddy (Lisa & Adrian). |
On the way back home to Granny & Grandpa’s house we shouted out
each time we saw a red double-decker bus or a
black London taxi. And we read out numbers from license
plates.
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Back at home Grandpa read us favorite books during dinner!
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(You might think we would not need dinner after tea with Auntie
Hala, but you would be wrong.)
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Then Uncle Stephen showed up! Jeremy, in particular, adores
Uncle Stephen.
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Uncle Stephen brought Mummy a copy of his book which has just been
published in paperback. (We looked at it, but it didn't have any
pictures of double-decker busses or London taxis, so we weren't
interested.) We played silly games with Uncle Stephen, then it
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What a BUSY day! And it was only our first day in London. We
cannot wait until tomorrow. But now we are all curled up
snug in
our little cribs, Alex with his Yambs and Caterpillar, Jeremy with
Yankee Bear and Neigh Cow Moo.
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Sunday,
October 2
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We were VERY tired this morning. It is hard work being on
holiday halfway around the world!
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But
eventually
we did wake up. And the first thing we did was to rush out
of our room to have breakfast with Grandpa! |
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Then we headed off
to
Parliament Hill
to
play with Stella! |
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Jeremy & Stella like holding hands.
(The helmet is to protect Stella when she rides her bike; she
doesn't usually wear it for walking.) We wore our special
sweaters which Uncle Stephen gave us! |
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We
fed the ducks in the pond... |
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...although
we did eat
some of the duck bread
ourselves.
Quack, quack, quack. |
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Jeremy read a book to his fan club (Stella & Nora)... |
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a handsome prince and a beautiful princess stopped by to
visit... |
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then Jeremy said:
"Let's have tea!" |
Is it any wonder
we're exhausted by the end of the day???
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Monday in the West End
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One morning we all bought family day-passes from London
Transport... |
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then we climbed aboard a red double-decker bus! Alex
shouted "Upstairs, upstairs" as he dragged Mummy & Daddy to
the upper deck of the bus. |
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Last year when we rode the bus in London we were just
little boys... |
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Now we're big boys! Alex looked up at Lord Nelson in the
center of Trafalgar Square. |
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(September
2004) |
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We got
off the bus at Trafalgar Square
(We only agreed to get off when Mummy & Daddy promised us
there would be more bus rides!) |
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Alex said he loves London.
Double-decker
buses, black London taxis.
Too cool! |
We stopped by to
visit the Horse Guards on Whitehall.
We met Mummy's pal Adam for lunch at a restaurant called Yo!
Sushi.
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We like the
restaurant! The food travels by on a
conveyer belt,
and you take whatever looks good. |
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What's even
better is that,
instead of a knife & fork,
they give you two wooden sticks to eat with.
We ate Lots and
Lots! |
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Back home in London
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We had the Best Time in Paris, but we were still very happy
to get back home to London. |
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We kept talking about the things we had seen in Paris, and
Mummy drew us some Parisian pictures... |
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On Sunday morning Suke, Peter, Noah, and baby Eve came down
from Oxford to play with us! |
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Alex was particularly happy to see his godmother! |
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Back in Edgware, Grandpa gave Jeremy tennis lessons! |
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Jeremy
may need one more year before he is ready for Wimbleldon.
But in the meantime, he is Very Good at playing chase! |
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Grandpa is good
at many things, including blowing up balloons...
HOORAY for
Grandpa! |
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London friends
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One Sunday morning Adam & Una, and their boys
Noah & Dylan, come out to Edgware to play with us.
We all went down to the park near Granny & Grandpa's house... |
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Jeremy found a Very
Exciting ride.
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He was not daunted by the fact that he was a bit small to go
on the ride. |
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so Grandpa took him on a super
high-speed ride-like-the-wind thrilling ride! |
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Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee! |
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Jeremy is always ready with a Silly
Dance... |
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We
don't want to go home!! |
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The Long Trip Home˛
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We
didn't want our time in London & Paris to end! But on Monday
morning we had load our things into Grandpa's car and head off
for Heathrow Airport to begin the long trip back home to
Colorado. |
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We were very sad to have to say 'goodbye' to
Granny, Grandpa, and Ralph the Cat.
Fortunately we don't have to say 'goodbye' to Smarties because
Mummy brought along lots for the flight! |
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At Heathrow we played a Very Competitive
game in the boarding lounge. |
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At the Gate the woman sitting at the big
desk checking tickets heard a small voice singing "Sixteen
Going on Seventeen" from The Sound of Music. She said: "That's
my favorite song! Who is singing that song?" Then she saw it
was Jeremy, who was holding a small concert from his stroller.
She told him how much she liked his singing. |
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When we arrived in Denver it was almost eight o'clock in the
evening, and it had been snowing hard for two days. The snow
was over two feet deep at the airport, and I70 was closed
eastbound from the airport to the Kansas border. As we drove
to our favorite hotel through the snow, Jeremy asked: "Are you
going skiing Alex?" Alex: "Yes I am." Jeremy: "You are! Me
too!"
As we pulled up to the hotel, an exhausted Alex cried out:
"Macaroni and cheese!" He remembered that the last time we
stayed here, months ago, we had macaroni and cheese in the
room which we had brought in from Boston Market. Mummy & Daddy
took this as further proof that two year olds (or at least
certain two year olds) remember every adventure that we have. |
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The next morning we headed west up the
Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. |
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Near Loveland Pass we saw a big family
of longhorn sheep having a snack down by the highway... |
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Jeremy shouted "Be careful, be careful!"
- which was very good advice because the sheep were right down
on the shoulder of the highway. |
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Daddy had checked the road report with
the Colorado Department of Transportation, who said that
Independence Pass was clear. So we drove up through Leadville.
Just outside of Leadville a big family of deer came down to
the road to say "hello" to Alex & Jeremy... |
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Jeremy would
have warned them to
"be careful",
but he was fast asleep
in his car seat. |
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When we came
over the Pass ten days ago it was Indian summer, but suddenly
it is winter with snowy peaks poking
up through the
misty clouds.
It was an incredibly beautiful drive -- from snowy autumn
at the base of the Pass to
mid-winter up
top on the Continental Divide then back down to snowy autumn. |
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What an amazing trip we had!
It's nice to be back home in Aspen. Tomorrow we're taking our
postcards to school with us to show all our little buddies
where we've been. |
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