we decided quite last minute to spend the new years in London. newsflash - my sil is here with us and it has been amazing for us and the kids having another family member over. though its only for 3 weeks, we're making sure we spend as much time together as possible. cant believe the last time we saw each other was almost 2 yrs plus ago!
we rented out an apartment for the weekend which was right in the city - took a train from didcot all the way to paddington station with the 3boys and our luggages. the apartment came with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a sofa bed. it was pretty spacious for all of us, comfortable and convenient. so the plan was for my sil to be able to do some shopping whilst the boys and i remained at home and ordered in. the thing about london for us is the crazy amount of halal options we could order in - and most importantly, bubble teas! hehe
the biggest regret though was the fact that i decided to leave Umar's stroller at home this time. thinking if we were going to tube it most times, having the (already foldable) pram would be just another added luggage - but mannnnn, without it, Umar just refused to walk so far. his legs gave out easily which was a suprise to me to be honest because hes such a good walker during our hikes or trail walks, but im thinking maybe city walking is not his thing so much. no sticks to pick up, no rocks to choose from, he got really bored and really tired too quickly. it was quite frustrating. so we really had to plan our walks and meals carefully. even had to take the taxi when it got too hard for us all lol.
haha im glad i took a picture of him during one of our walks. this was after taking them to the playground nearby our place (about 10minutes walk) and then deciding to have lunch further. he was just not having it, poor boy. haha! so note to self : NEVER leave the stroller behind.
i also got to sneak out for a few hours to have my much needed break time away from the kids. although i would have loved to have these kind of date nights with Azhar, we knew it was much easier to do these kind of breaks with either one of us with the kids. we're just unsure how the boys would behave around people not us, though i think theyd be fine, its just less anxiety for us i guess. haha.
i have been craving for korean food for the longest time and im so so so so so glad that my sil appreciates korean food too, so we had a nice meal together and bonded over this on our last night in London. a lot of things were shared, meals and just life experiences.
it was just perfect! deliciously korean bbq and korean seafood stew. i cant remember what the name of my tofu seafood soup was but trust me it was divine!
we woke up and got ready for a quick breakfast nearby. azhar looked for an australian menu breakfast and found one that was closeby about 10 minutes walk from us. all happy faces while waiting for our food to arrive.
we then walked back to the apartment to get our stuffs and head to the train station. this was how azhar had to carry him for most of the time. haha
while waiting for our train to arrive, we sat down and the boys got into their new books that they got from daunt's bookstore. we knew it'd keep them still for a while and keep them busy during the train ride.
our journey back was pleasant. we luckily got 4 seats to ourselves and the boys were comfortable. this was our second time getting the train with the boys.
ok gotta go now! thanks for reading!
happy new year everyone!
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