We had a fantastic trip - from start to finish. Everything went smoothly. We rolled with the unusual AirBNBs, we navigated like the locals (thanks hubby), we ate AMAZING food (even in London), we communicated with the french (thanks Ms Lippany from HS French class), we were in awe of the history and we did some SERIOUS people watching. Lots of laughable memories that we will tease about through eternity (that's what we do).
Food tours in local neighborhoods.
Skip-the-line tours to Louvre (best tour we had)
Pup History "Liquid" Tour (gin and tonic in London is an art - so many options ... it's a creation every time. Nothing like G&T in US)
Champagne day trip visiting vineyards and lunch
Champagne toast on the top of the Eiffel Tower
Day trip to the English countryside.
Speed boat ride down the Themes River
Special changing of the guards tour - we marched along side with them (on the sidewalk, of course)
And so much more!!
Eldest's girlfriend got interviewed by ABC news out of LA about the Royal Wedding. A start is born!
The ONLY downside is I was under-the-weather the entire time. First my monthly. Then I was clogged for 5 days (even with my monthly and magnesium). Then I set my stomach off (something must of had hidden cream - I couldn't eat at all one of the days). Then I caught a cold (so did my eldest). UGH. That was a struggle.
Feeling puny and no easy exercise options meant I didn't work out NOT EVEN ONE TIME!! OMG. That has never happened. I'm so excited to sweat my brains out this morning (even with my cold). We walked so many miles everyday, but that's not the same.
Here's a quick preview of what's what for today:
Picking up Duke from the sitter (he did great, but chased their cat non-stop ... oops)
TONS of house chores from unpacking to bills to grocery shopping to laundry.
AND ....
We're getting little Louie today! We are fostering a dog my eldest and his girlfriend might want to adopt. The timing is a little pushed, but we'll figure it out. More on him later.
And, Whole30 starts today (thank you freezer stash). Not sure how long, but SOMETHING needs to happen. Today, I can't wait! I need to eat veggies and exercise and cut out sugar/alcohol/bread. I will be so HAPPY today and then the detox will start and I'll be a bitchin' ... get ready. You can't say you weren't warned.
Here are a few pictures. I'm not organized enough this morning for too many, but I pulled these from Facebook.
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| Pup Crawl - acting goofy. |
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| The Interview!! ABC news. |
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| Buckingham Palace after our guard tour. |
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| The family - quick lunch upstairs from pup. |
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| Day in the English countryside. |
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| View from our Paris flat. |
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| Toasting atop the Eiffel Tower. |
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