The Grove Adventures...: Last Days in London

Heading out for our last long bike ride

So these next two posts are a little out of order, but let's be honest, looking through all the pictures from Ireland and trying to pick some to post is a daunting task! Therefore we're going to skip ahead to our last weeks in London, before and after our Ireland trip.

Since we had already done/seen all the main attractions, we had time to just relax and enjoy the city and friends. We went back to Borough Market and finally found the exotic meat shop! We bought 4 burgers; Kangaroo, Camel, Zebra, and Springbok. I tried little bits of each while Owen and a friend split the rest. We also spent some time with friends in the last few days, having a Thanksgiving dinner with our Thursday night home meeting group, and one last visit to the Korean restaurant! We got some last cycling in before selling our bikes. We celebrated Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night with some friends from Redeemer Church in Ealing, at the Ealing Cricket Club. There was a huge firework display and massive bonfire. All week throughout the area you could hear fireworks going off, since it was also Diwali.

During our last week, we finally made it to a football game after looking for affordable tickets most of the year. We saw England v. Germany at Wembley Stadium, which was an awesome experience! I loved every minute of it, though I think Owen was a little bored with only one goal. We also stayed just long enough to catch most of the Christmas decorations around London, though not everything like the tree in Trafalgar Square. We saw the fancy window displays at Selfridges, all the lights on Oxford and Regent Streets, and the winter carnival at Hyde Park. It was a great last trip to the city a few nights before flying back. I also threw in some pictures at the end from our flight back from Ireland, flying in over London at night was awesome! Overall we had a fun last few weeks around London and with friends, thanks for the memories!