Phase two: "See" tourist sites

Day 2 of being here, we all woke up at 3:30 AM.  Lincoln (the ultimate travelista) took a shower and had our day pack ready by 4:30 AM with expectations of seeing three of the major sites in London.

This is Day 2 people. I told him I thought we should have the goal of one site that day and then come home and let Livvy take an early nap. He would not be deterred from his hopes...so we set off at 8 AM during the height of commuter hours.

So, we walked to the train station with our GARGANTUAN stroller (all the "buggies" here are about 1/4 the size of ours). All the while having every posh-looking Londoner looking at us like we were aliens. After some confusion and craziness we found the train and were off to the London Eye.

So to review we'd been traveling via walking, train and bus for 1.5 hours and finally we arrive only to find out it is closed for construction. Beautiful. Thankfully, it was by the London Aquarium so we took Livvy to see the fish. We come all of the way to London and the first thing we do is see an aquarium of fish. Livvy really loved it, so it was the one success of the day.

Following the aquarium we got back on a train and attempted to find The London Tower (a very large castle and main tourist site).

Don't be deceived by our smiles...what you can't see is two babies screaming in a stroller. Also, my arms are about to fall off because we've carried the GIANT stroller down 879654 stairs to get to the tower. 

This is not going to work. 

So I told Lincoln let's pack up and ask if we can get vouchers for a different day. Going through quiet chapels and towers with screaming kids probably isn't the best idea for anyone. 

We should never pretend we're in charge again. This little man makes the schedule and I think he'd like it to stay that way. 

After another 1.5 hours of trains and buses we made it home with neither kid in the stroller and both of us carrying them. We all collapsed into bed and slept from 4-8 pm. Jet-lag is insane, but I'll save that beauty for another post. 

One for three sites is the final tally. I think the kids won this one. 

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This is mom is glad that we never have to relive this day again.