London Transport Museum

Always a favourite stop on our London visits, here are some photos from our day at the London Transport Museum.

Inside an old underground car. The flash was bothering him, thus the face.

This boy is never happier than when riding a bus. Well, except when he can pretend to drive a bus! He played here for ages.

Grandad used to drive a tram in Wales. Kellan wondered if it was like this one.

"No more pictures!".

My arms are not actually this fat. Even after a week of Granny's cooking. I swear!

The New Bus

Yesterday we trekked out in search of the amazing New London Bus! Kel has been dying to ride this thing since he first saw the prototype in the Transport Museum years ago. They ended up only making three of them and they run on the 38 route. So we went to Victoria Station, the start of the 38, and waited 45 minutes for one of these guys to finally show up (there were loads of 38 buses, but not the right bus!). We rode it to the very end of its route in Hackney, coincidentally the place that Nic was born and where the in laws first lived in London for a few years when Godfrey was starting out in the ministry. We saw the house where Nic was born and the first church where Godfrey worked.

A couple of shots from the bus. Everything is decorated for the Jubilee this weekend.

Kel and his grandparents (separately -- he was being uncooperative) standing outside of the old house in Hackney. Number 8.

Chessington World of Adventures

Some photos from our super fun day out at Chessington World of Adventures.

Bumper cars were a big hit. I finally had to sit off or risk having permanent joint damage! He went on these probably ten times.

Look at that grandpa's face. He was ruthless! Out there smashing into everybody. Definitely reliving his youth.

The day's other big favourite was the flume ride. Again, after going on it numerous times, I decided to sit out.

Me and Kel on the ferris wheel.

Kel took these photos of me on the crazy upside down fling you around ride. I believe that it was actually called "Ramses Revenge" or some such thing.

At certain points in the ride, it held you face forward over a pond and water shot up to drench you. Right in the face!

A very wet me after the ride.

Kel's final favourite ride that he went on far more times than any sane person would was the swings. These ones shoot water up while you're swinging and soak you as you fly through the jets of water during the ride.

A Day at Tower Bridge