Last night in London . . .

Yesterday was our last full day in London. We took it easy in the morning, but did manage to hit the National Gallery and see some great work by some well known impressionist painters, including Monet, Degas, Pizzano and Cezanne in the afternoon. The National Gallery is adjacent to Trafalgar Square, one of the biggest open spaces and busiest places in London. I can't say the boys were exactly transfixed by the paintings in this gallery, but they were good sports about it. Trey will be taking his first Art History course this coming year, so I'll bet he will draw on some of what he saw during this tour -- at least I hope so.

We had a late lunch at a fantastic restaurant that bears a name very similar to Susan's maiden name. The restaurant is called "The Delauny," and it is fantastic! 

The older boys have become fans of the TV show called 'Game of Thrones,' and, sure enough, one of the actresses from the show was dining at The Delauny while we were there. It was Natalie Dormer, pictured here:

The meals were out-of-this-world:

To end our final day in London, we took in a great show down in the theater district. We saw 'War Horse' at the New London Theater. What a fantastic show! We ended up with second row seats so we felt like we were almost part of the action. I think we were all amazed at how realistic the horse puppets were -- hard to even call them puppets, actually.

Tomorrow we head back to Edinburgh and then back home to California. It's been a great trip, but we certainly do miss home. Here are some of the things we have missed about our life in Santa Barbara:

- Fresh vegetables and salads
- Real Exercise!
- California wine
- Larger showers (they are tiny here)
- The Sun
- Consistent Internet Access and speed
- The Beach
- Organic juice
- 120 volt power outlets
- Our dog and cats