London- Europe 2010

Back in November, Mike and I were lucky enough to get to spend a couple weeks in Europe. Our primary reason for taking this trip was to visit Mike's parents who were teaching in London for the entire fall semester. Little did we know when we originally planned this trip and bought our plane tickets that we would have an even better reason to travel to London to see Mike's parents. We had a "little" secret to share with them:)

Since we had been to London before, we decided that some of our time should be spent doing things away from the city. We planned 2 day trips, one to Bath & one to Windsor. We also took a few days and traveled to Scotland. I will have later posts on those 3 trips.

Our first night in London was a late one. Our flight didn't get in until around 11:00pm and we didn't arrive to the flat until after midnight. Since we had such a late night the night before, our first full day in the city was a rather light one. Mike's parents awoke early and headed to church and left us to get extra sleep. Once we woke up and showered we ventured out into the city. It was a very rainy day so we decided to grab some lunch, snap a few pictures and then head back to the flat to meet up with Mike's parents and reveal our big secret!

The rest of our time in London was spent doing random things. We visited several of our favorite markets, spent time in a few museums, and saw a couple musicals. This trip was very laid back which made for a very enjoyable vacation.

Here are some of the pictures from our time in London:

Our first meal in London was at The Globe Pub.

We were a little jet lagged:)

This is a picture Mike took. I thought it is really beautiful.

Surprise...We're Expecting!

No trip to London would be complete with out a visit to Harrods!

One of the museums we decided to visit was the Victoria & Albert Museum. They had this beautiful Chihuly Sculpture on display in the lobby.

They also have a life size replica of Michelangelo's David.

While in London we saw two amazing Musicals, Wicked & Oliver! We had front row seats for both shows!

If you look closely you can see the theater for Oliver in the background:)

Breakfast at a cafe around the corner from our flat.

This picture was taken at a French restaurant where we decided to stop for an afternoon snack.

Tube station snapshot;)

Portobello Road Market:

Covent Garden:

Europe 2010 was definitely a memorable trip! We had such a great time visiting family and traveling abroad.