4-day weekend in the UK

Adam came home from work one morning so excited about his four day weekend he had coming up, and insisted that we go somewhere on our list of places to see in Europe. Of course, I couldn't say no...we are a traveling family! So, Thursday night we made an itinerary, booked our hotel, booked a ferry ride across the English Channel, and packed up our stuff for the weekend in the UK. Our friend Miranda even let us borrow her husband for the weekend too! Thanks girl, now I can't wait for a girls only trip with you!!! Where should we go??? Gotta start planning :)

We stopped in Brugges, Belgium before jumping on the ferry and quickly toured the cute little town.



Then, we hopped back in the car for a short drive to board the ferry, but to our dismay we were kind of lost and didn't make it in time for the ferry that we planned to be on. So, we just waited a little longer for the next boat and boarded for a two hour ride across the English Channel. It was nice for us to all sit together and relax while the kids played in the children's area for a while. The time went quickly and soon we were back in our car and back on the road...on the wrong side of the road! It was a very interesting experience and I'm glad Adam was the one driving because he seemed to handle it with no problems, even driving through the round-abouts. We made it safely to our hotel in Lakenheath that night and the kids got some much needed sleep.

We woke up bright and early ready for London! It was great! There was so much to see and we had so little time. Although, I think we did great at touring all the sights we we had planned in just one day. Here is a picture story of our day in London:

The Tube.

Buckingham Palace- changing of the guards.

British Soldier.

Park picture, with the bird lady behind us.

Walking through the park.

Big Ben.

Riding on the London eye.

Unfortunately, the battery for our camera died while we were on the London Eye, so that's all you get to see of our day in London.

We went to Cambridge and St. Edmunds the next day and had a fantastic time exploring. Here are some pics of the day:

Cambridge- one of the college chapels.

Love this picture, so British.

The picture says it.

Phone booth, gotta love 'em!

What's a vacation without ice cream?

Our final day was spent mostly driving back home, but before getting back on the ferry we made one last stop at the Leeds Castle. It was amazing! The gardens were breathtaking and the castle was just beautiful.

Look at the tower, Addison!

Candid family pic.

Okay, now we are ready to smile!

My little princess and knight in shining armor!

So long UK, I know we will see you again soon! Thanks for a wonderful, yet fast weekend! We loved every second of it!