UK, Day 6: Museums and Friends

After a quick breakfast we made sure to stop and take a picture in our flat before heading to the Tube.

Our destination was the Natural History Museum.  

For the first time on the trip Ava had some mates to share her adventures with as we met up with our friends Kerrie and Ben, along with their kids Matthew, Haydn, and Hollie.

The kids got to see loads of mammals, dinosaurs, and creepy crawlies all while keeping on the lookout for locations used in the filming of the recent Paddington movie.  Despite previously living in London, and having returned for many vacations, this was Abby's first trip to the museum.

After a nice lunch we stopped at Ben's Cookies for a treat.  Unfortunately, Ben couldn't convince the shop owner to give us the cookies for free being that he's the company's namesake and all. 

Next up - and directly across the street from the Natural History Museum was the V&A where we saw loads of decorative arts (whatever that actually means), costumes, statues, and jewels.   

After saying goodbye to our friends, Ava took advantage of the gorgeous weather to run around Hyde Park.  I don't think she was ever able to jump high enough to reach one of those tree branches though. 

Across from the park we stopped for tea at the Grosvenor House Hotel where Ava indulged in more sweets and was even presented with Grover, a stuffed British Bulldog. 

Stay tuned for our final day in London tomorrow as we try to cross the wall at Platform 9 3/4.