Last weekend (before the vomiting bug struck our household) we enjoyed an adventurous day out in London. We started off with waffles and ice cream for breakfast before we went to the Garrick Theatre to see Horrible Histories. For those of you not familiar with this, it is a fun and interesting way of teaching children and adults alike about history, and it is easy to get hooked. You can find some of their skits on You Tube and this is one of our favourites. Nicholas is getting an overview of British History at school this term covering the Vikings, the Romans, the Tudors and the Victorians so I thought it would be fun for him but also good for us to brush up on our facts. In this version of the theatre production we learnt about the famous Brits like Henry VIII, Guy Fawkes, Florence Nightingale and Ruth Ellis. After a wander around Leicester Square we headed south of the river to Borough to find Sir Francis Drake's ship, the Golden Hinde, where we got a taste of life on board a pirate ship from the Tudor era. The boys really enjoyed it as you can imagine. We then spent the rest of the afternoon meandering along The Thames towards Tower Bridge where our day came to a spectacular end. It was fun seeing London from a different angle for a change!
Horrible Histories at the Garrick
Fun on Leicester Square
The Golden Hinde
The South Bank around Borough
Tower Bridge
A nice start to a nice day
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