Foggy frantic London

Despite the chronic haze of jet lag, it has been a whirlwind five days in London. We’ve walked the streets, ridden in black cabs and tube trains, become dizzy on carousels, visited football stadiums and famous monuments, salivated at fresh food markets, consumed litres of hot chocolate, met with dinosaurs, royalty and sea creatures, hung out in graveyards and even braved Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland.

But the highlight for the boys has been the familiar – a small park at the back of St Luke’s Church in Chelsea where Benny seeks out the playground and Sam, a casual game of soccer amongst local kids.

Here is a series of pics. Next stop, Rome!

We went to visit the Queen!

London Aquarium - there are some very strange creatures in the sea

Another day, another stadium, another superstore...

When we visited St Pancras Old Church and graveyard, Sam lit a candle and prayed for more soccer balls

On Regent Street, one of Chris's favourite places in London

Big Ben meets Big Ben

About to cross the Wibbly-Wobbly Bridge to St Paul's

Outside the Globe Theatre, by the Thames

Wandering Borough Markets. Yum.

Armed with nothing more than pretzels, we thought we could survive the carny hell of Winter Wonderland

Then we escaped in a black cab. Sam's face says it all...

Back in his element

Sloane Ranger...

Benny finally meets a real-life T-Rex

Mummy and Ben spinning around outside the Natural History Museum

Sam discovers a soccer match!

Another graveyard - research for Jenny's novel. This is in St George's Gardens.