Here are Ceri, Gregory, Tag and Peter outside the museum. It's a very grand and imposing building.
Dippy the Diplodocus is in the main hall. It was very crowded and busy in there so Ceri kept tight hold of Tag so that he didn't get lost and end up in a dinosaur.
The children really liked the Imagination area. There were lots of specimens and things they were allowed to touch and examine.
In the basement is a picnic area. After an exhausting day of looking at interesting things, the children were hungry!
That day trip to London was the last adventure of our Summer with Tag. There are so many things we could have done, but didn't manage to squeeze in. We wanted to visit the Secret Nuclear Bunker at Kelvedon Hatch, or have a lemon Rossi and freshly-fried doughnut on the longest pier in the world at Southend, our nearest big town. We could even have taken Tag to visit Audley End, a stately home just an hour away, which also has a miniature railway to enjoy - perfect for litte bears.
But the children are back at school, and it's probably time for Tag to go home. Thanks Tag, we enjoyed the adventures we had with you, and it's wonderful to have this record of everything we got up to in Summer 2014. And thanks to the wonderful Tross family for making Charmin so welcome, and giving us the opportunity to be involved in the Great International Teddy Bear Exchange.
Thank YOU! The kids have loved seeing your photos and showing Charmin all the fun things there are to do here in Virginia. We have had a blast doing this, and we hope that you will continue to follow the International Teddy Bear Exchange- we will be on the hunt this fall and winter for another adventurous teddy bear to come visit us here and we know that Tag must be anxious to explore another country after all the fun he’s had with you all this summer.
ReplyDeleteThank you again for being such wonderful hostesses to our little Tag! England is such a fascinating place with so much history, and we all feel like we know it a little bit better now. :-)