We started our day in Stirling bright and early heading for the trains back to Waverly Station in Edinburgh. This leg of the trip was relatively easy and quick. The morning was chilly and we grabbed breakfast at the station from WH Smiths. Then on to the train!
Once into Waverly Seamus and I hoofed it up 900 million steps to quickly get to the Royal Mile to do some last minute shopping. Remember this, it will be important later😳
Grabbing some breakfast at the station, we loaded up our luggage on the train to Kings Cross Station in London. The train was roomy and so much easier than flying. Just sit down and relax and watch all the sheep as you drive by or nap. Unfortunately we did not get a table seat, so the boys sat across the aisle from us. It was about a 4 1/2 hour trip down from Edinburgh to London. Not bad!
Finally we arrived at Kings Cross London and started to disembark from the train. It was chaotic and Joe had to go on a hunt to find our bags that had been moved. It’s amazing how many people use the trains. But it’s brilliant. Joe made a new friend getting off the train who led us straight to the taxi queue and to the front of the line. The boys and I had no idea what was going on 🤣
Now, about 6 hours later, I realize that the bag of our Edinburgh purchases was left behind on the train. Yep. Panic. Of course lost items doesn’t open until Monday at 9:00 am when we are set to be at the airport in Gatwick for our flight to Dublin. Fingers crossed they’ll find it and ship it to us🤞🤞
So we hopped in our cab, the original black cab of course, and headed to Bankside London and Hotel Mercure. Little did we know what was waiting around the bend. Literally 🤷♀️
As we sat at a light our cabbie says “Aye, well you’re in for a treat guys”. He wasn’t kidding. Next came a 7 minute naked bike ride through the streets of London. You just can’t make this up. The cabbie just kept repeating “Bloody hell!”, I giggled and took pictures and the boys. Well. The boys just laughed. Welcome to London!
The hotel is beautiful and in a perfect location for us. Highly recommend this place!
Next we headed out to grab some food. It was early evening and everyone was winding down. We walked down the Bankside Thames riverwalk and checked out all the shoppes and restaurants along the river. This is a beautiful place!
Tomorrow we will be up early to get it all in!!
Kennedy Family Travels 