Legos or Bricks? IKEA!

Snow Leopard – 2 builders, 101 hours and 36,802 bricks. Emperor Penguin – 2 builders, 49 hours and 22,579 bricks  Not much exciting happening on our end. Its been wet, overcast and cool so we have been sticking close to Croydon. While wandering in one of the shopping centers in Croydon, there were multiple displays of … More Legos or Bricks? IKEA!

Cost of Customs, Prince Albert Memorial, War Memorials, Duke of Wellington

Prince Albert Memorial Who knew that having something shipped to us would have to endure such a huge price for customs tax. The Aleve (Naproxen) we ordered from the Canadian pharmacy cost 100 capsules at $23 (since we must have a prescription here to purchase it) but we received a cute little letter from the … More Cost of Customs, Prince Albert Memorial, War Memorials, Duke of Wellington

Retraction….Parliament Square, Changing of the Horse Guards, Peter Pan and Hyde Park

Chuck is always sneaking up behind me! So, to start off, I mistakenly labeled the Houses of Parliament as Westminster Abbey on yesterdays post. Its changed on the original but just in case you noticed the picture didn’t match the description, I got my buildings mixed up. There are so many and Parliament Square is HUGE!…..Sorry…While … More Retraction….Parliament Square, Changing of the Horse Guards, Peter Pan and Hyde Park

The Eye, Big Ben, Princess Diana Memorial Fountain and Parakeets!

View over the Thames river from the top of The Eye observation wheel After we finally settled down and made our initial impromptu visit to the streets of London, we decided to make a top 10 list of what we want to see. We lost about 10-12 days so we need to decide what is … More The Eye, Big Ben, Princess Diana Memorial Fountain and Parakeets!