After a few days in Brighton, we returned to the Crystal Palace campground in London. We did several trips out, mostly to amuse Penelope, and saw a few more of the sights. But it was mostly about Penelope. On July 31, Mommy returned, and we spent the afternoon packing up and then having a nice dinner at the Gurkha Cottage restaurant. Going to bed that night was really the only difficult time with P during the whole visit. I think all her separation anxieties had been pent up and finally came out after Mommy came back. But then she was fine. We took daughter and grand-daughter to Heathrow the next morning, August 1, and bid them a fond farewell after a wonderful visit.
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| Penelope really enjoyed riding the Underground and the double decker buses |
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| At Hamelys, the famous toy store |
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A madhouse inside, which we attributed to its being high season; but no, we
were told, Hamleys is always a madhouse |
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| At BBC Broadcast House again |
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We got through all four or five floors of Liberty of London without breaking
or buying anything |
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Another day at the V&A; a painting showing the opening of the
Crystal Palace, 1851 |
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Illustration of Crystal Palace when first built; I'm still pretty fascinated by
the place |
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The Museum of Natural History--another mob scene--we'll return sometime
when it's not high season |
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| Silence of the Dodo |
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Darwin presides over the Museum's great hall; Huxley at the
other end; a pretty impressive place |
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