Hi all: Not finalized yet but getting close. We (husband, me boys ages 10 and 12) arrive from West Coast Saturday night 7/25. Here is what I am thinking... trying to fit (mostly) everything, but not run the boys out. We are staying out in Belsize Park. Most days I think we will hit it early, tour until late afternoon, back to flat for rest, dinner near there... But should we have one NIGHT in the city proper? Is it all lit up? If so, we can maybe juggle to get an afternoon break earlier, and back into the city center for dinner....
Sunday - not sure yet - hopefully semi low key day, may be meeting some friends. Might go to IWM with them, or Wembley Stadium tour (but then we have to fit IWM elsewhere, maybe on tour...) Could do something else this day....
Monday - Outsides of Big Ben, Parliament, go to Churchill War Rooms, lunch at Cafe in the crypt in Trafalgar square, do the brass rubbings there, Hamley's toys. Back to flat late afternoon, rest, dinner near flat.
Tuesday - Westminster Abbey, boat tour to Greenwich, see London Eye on the way (probably not riding it), maybe market/picnic (market under major construction??), meridian line, probably not other museums unless the kids are dying to... not sure about this plan... train back to flat, dinner near there - not sold on Greenwich... this could be our afternoon break and back into city at night day....
Wednesday - Tower of London, lunch (either St. Katherine's Docks or Borough market - thoughts?), St. Paul's, back to flat, rest, dinner
Thursday - Changing of the Guard, Hyde Park picnic, Natural History Museum
Friday - leave via Train to York.... etc....
Any thoughts? :) Thanks so much!!!
Kim