The old school house hotel we stayed 2 nights in just outside of Swindon.

Megan playing in the park in Bath.

Brecken and Brad on the teeter/totter/spin around thing.

The Sky Ride blocked off all the roads in Bath.

The kids on the Royal Crescent.

All kids by one of the painted lions in Bath.

The music in the Pump Room in Bath.

The kids eating a fancy English Tea in the Pump Room.

A street performer.

A lion in flowers in Bath.

The bridge and waterfall on the river in Bath.

We ate dinner at the Chippy Mr. Cod.
7-26-10 Monday
Today we are headed to Windsor. Originally I thought we were going to have to try and fit Bath and Windsor into the same day, so I didn’t feel quite so pushed for time. We had found a sign for a place called Butterfly World, and I thought Mitzi especially would like it, so after we left the hotel, we went there first. It turned out to be really cool. They have all these shops there. They had ones that were like scrapbooking store, others that were like Color-me-Mine back home where you can color ceramics, one that you could make candles at, etc. They were all around this central play area where kids could play. Ian and Mitzi loved the play place. There is this cool little battle area which is filled with nerf type balls and air cannons at both ends and you can shoot balls at the people on the other side. Ian loved that. He didn’t want to leave. They stayed there and played for almost an hour while Kindra, Ashley and Megan shopped in this miniature store that had little furnishings for doll houses. Then we went into the butterfly house and saw tons of pretty butterflies. You could even pick them up and hold them. After Butterfly World, we drove to Windsor. Windsor is an imposing castle. It’s also a royal residence and where the Queen prefers to stay on the weekends if she’s in London. It’s just on the outskirts of London. The girls especially liked the dollhouse that was a gift to one of the queens that depicts Buckingham Place with all of its furnishings. Brad liked the armory that had all kinds of old knights armor, swords, old guns, and such. After Windsor we made our way to our hotel in Slough. The hotel is right next to the train station, so we’ll take the train into London tomorrow.