London, Romania and Miami

Literally,

 within hours of us

landing back home here in Paris..

(our flight out of Dubai was delayed 

6 hours)..

Steve and Stephen flew to Miami..

then Hannah was off to Romania..

and the boys and I were on a train

to London.

I admit that I love this

life we live.

I am always thinking about/

planning our next trip.

I will also admit that

out of the 6 of us..

I am the least robust traveler.

I cry on the plane..

I hate to fly.

No one wants to sit next to me.

I can't even close my eyes,

let alone sleep on a plane.

Or in a car.

Or on my couch for that matter.

I need to be lying in my bed to sleep.

I suffer for days from jet lag

and motion sickness.

I love to travel 

just not the actual

traveling part of travel.

I am grateful however, that my husband

and my 4 children are all hardy

travelers.

On the train!

We took the Eurostar

from Gard Nord in Paris

under the English Channel 

to London's Saint Pancras station.

When we were in Dubai we met 

a Scotsman who helped build the

Chunnel!

We stayed at London's 

Marriott County Hall.

It was a fantastic hotel 

and great location..

the view out our window!

We did not do the London Eye.

Instead, we rode the 

hop on/hop off bus

and ferry..

saw the Lion King..

visited the Aquarium,

ate at some great pubs,

and browsed a few bookstores.

Someone did  not want

to dress up for Lion King.

Pre-show dinner..

trying Yorkshire pudding 

for the first time.

He loved it!

Lyceum Theatre

was beautiful!

And the show..

was fantastic!

Lunch in spider man undies..

I love room service.

It was such a treat to 

travel to London with

my two little guys!

Hannah's trip to Romania

was such a great experience for her.

Their group would spend

hours holding the babies at the hospital.

I think it was hard for her to leave

at the end of the week.

They also visited a school

where they would teach english and

do crafts with the kids.

She can't wait to go back.

We are so proud of you Hannah!

Meanwhile..

on the other side of the world..

Stephen made his decision!

He will attend the 

University of Miami 

this fall!

We are so  proud of you

Stephen!

I can't even begin to think

about how much he will be missed.

It was so nice to have us all back

under one roof.

This week is a short one.

We have a 4 day weekend coming up

and we're driving to 

Germany on Thursday

for the weekend!

We are staying in Rothenburg and 

will visit Bad Windsheim..

the town we lived in for 3 years

when Stephen was a baby

and where Hannah was born.

Tschuss!