We still had 2 more days left in London after returning from Scotland, 1 of which was already booked as per hubby’s wishes – Wimbledon Tour. My brother decided to drive us to the tour booked at 11am as we had all not had the usual hours of sleep and were super sluggish that morning. The ticket again was just the 3 of us and N1 but thankfully my brother sweet talked at the office and the manager was kind enough to get him a ticket for the same tour as us. N1 plays tennis as a sport/hobby and despite being on the tour already she was more excited to walk us around and tell us anecdotes along with the tour guide 🙂 (Such precious moments). Also, I had managed to dress “formally” and even taken a dress just for this and as a write this, I’m wondering how we managed all our clothes and stuff with just 3 cabin bags!
One of the things on my list was the typical British high-tea experience that a couple of people had mentioned to us. We tried doing that one day at Fortnum-Mason but we had no time and other things to do that evening, so that day while we were at Wimbledon, my sweet SIL found a place closer home at Kingston-upon-Thames, on the river walk for the afternoon tea. My brother dropped us first and then went home to pick up SIL and N2. It is always suggested that we book the high-tea and give them specifications especially since they make it once we place the order and also because we have dietary restrictions being vegetarian and not eating mushrooms and such.
Then came the 3 hi-tea trays – 3 layers of savory sandwiches, sweet cakes and bread with clotted butter and jams and jellies. Along with hot chocolate for the kids and a selection of teas for all of us. We were all hungry, yes, but Oh My God! It all tasted heavenly and we devoured it all. If I remember right, only a couple of sweet ones were remaining that got packed for next morning. After all that food consumption, N2 who was not feeling too well, SIL and I decided to walk around and take some ‘insta worthy pictures’ then take the bus back home. The rest of them booked an hour long mini-golf and golf session and went there. The cheeky N2 realized her maama and Sam aNNa were not coming home with us, stuck to husband refusing to come to anyone else! He had to fake an emergency restroom to make her get off him and they all hid from her and ran! 😀 She was so upset and disappointed, that she kept asking who goes wee-wee for so long and cornered hubby as soon as they came back! We all had a good laugh at his predicament (I’m laughing even as I type this!)
I wrote in the very first post of this series about how much we ate and how we managed to walk it all off. SIL had also stocked the house with sweets and cakes and because I liked the elderberry tea, she even bought Elderberry juice for me. We all have a huge sweet tooth-my brother, N1,N2 and me so while it was difficult to keep the girls away, me and my brother hogged on all the sweets that were in the house.
The next day was easy and lazy, laundry day and packing, lunch at home and then N2 had decided to take me to the jui-jui (swings) and N1 wanted me to watch her play tennis. The weather gods had been kind to us through out the trip and the sun was out, so it was a perfect afternoon to go to the park and outdoor tennis court. We were out there for nearly 2 hours, after which husband and I took the bus while everyone else came by car to the Mexican restaurant for an early dinner. After yet another heavy dinner with Tres’ Leche for dessert (HAD to make my brother taste it!) husband and I were so full, that we decided to walk the 30minutes back home while everyone else went home by car. Like I said, weather was good, tummy was full and it was our last evening in London. This trip ended on a high-note.