I've Bean Travelling

After two weeks touring Barcelona, San Sebastián, and Paris, we ended our spring vacation in London, England. We had originally planned this visit in order to attend an Arsenal match, but alas, were unsuccessful in procuring tickets yet again.

We had visited London just seven months prior and had done many of the usual touristy things already, so ended up just spending a leisurely day in the city this time around.

We had arrived the previous evening via the Eurostar train from Paris and had a delicious Indian dinner at Dishoom. The next morning, we went out to explore a bit of the Marylebone district, where we were staying. We were in London during yet another historic event, with the streets decked out in preparation for King Charles’ upcoming coronation.

We found out about the Wallace Collection museum located around the corner from our hotel, and discovered that they had a special exhibit of dog portraits. We were missing our little dog Gizmo so we were very excited to check this out.

The exhibit featured a small collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and taxidermy (!) highlighting the history of dog portraiture in Britain.

Afterward, we went upstairs to the museum cafe and enjoyed a classic English cream tea, which we had been craving since our visit to the Cotswolds last fall.

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In the afternoon, we went shopping at Fortnum & Mason for tea and then picked up lunch at Ottolenghi. We returned to our hotel for a swim in the pool, and returned to Dishoom again for dinner in the evening.

That was a wrap on our short time in London. We flew home the next day, and have spent that last few months preparing for and welcoming home our baby. Soon it will be time to start planning some travel with the little guy!