Day 0 (Saturday December 20th)
Sam greets any early guests at the Bachelor Pad
Sam sends nanny to Ohio 1 week prior to Ben, Jules, Ella, and Sophie's departure to help with Ella and Sophie and packing - nanny stays on through trip and returns with kids on plane while mom and dad take mini break in the Seychelles...
Day 1 (Sunday December 21st)
Early: People begin to arrive at London Gatwick and take the train to London Bridge
Noon: Check-in at Chez Kessler followed by snowball fight in the square
12.30 p.m.: Takeaway from Pure Pie (London Bridge) to be eaten by the Thames
Please choose your pie now.
Afternoon: Naptime/free time
7.00 p.m. Dinner is served at Sam’s
Late: Slumber party
Day 2 (Monday December 22nd)
9.00 a.m. Travel from Paddington to Oxford
10.30 a.m. Meet the Itens
1.00 p.m. Travel to Woodstock to check in to our lodgings
Afternoon: Stroll across the street to Blenheim Palace and walk around the deer park
Evening: Family dinner at the Trout Inn beside a log fire
Day 3 (Tuesday December 23rd)
Morning: Hang out with the Itens
6.00 p.m. Service of Nine Lessons and Carols at Christ Church Cathedral
Day 4 (Wednesday December 24th)
Morning: Collect Christmas goose and Christmas nut loaf from the Covered Market
Day 5 (Thursday December 25th)
All day: CHRISTMAS!!
Day 6 (Friday December 26th, i.e., Boxing Day)
Adults: Lie in
Late morning: Walk to Wytham for pub lunch
Afternoon: Kesslers and Itens travel to London
6.00 p.m.: Ice skating at Somerset House
9.00 p.m.: X Box tournament
Late: Slumber party
Day 7 (Saturday December 27th)All day: Sam laments as people begin to return to the U.S.
6 comments:
Oh Sam- This is the cutest, most wonderful thing ever! The only even slightly sad thing about it all is that REAL Christmas could never live up to imaginary Christmas. Still...what a lovely, thoughtful, itinerary. Now start working on one for Cape Hatteras!
Sam - nice little marketing piece.
You forgot to include the bit about "Sam sends nanny to Ohio 1 week prior Ben, Jules, Ella, and Sophie's departure to help with Ella and Sophie and packing - nanny stays on through trip and returns with kids on plane while mom and dad take mini break in the Seychelles..."
Well, Somerset House is always as cool as it looks. I admit that I may not have the leverage needed to get tickets to the Christ Church Christmas carol service.
Sam, you make me love England and I've never even been there.
One question though--what is that hideous building in the London skyline that looks like a vibrator crossed with a Faberge egg? There's an architect out there that needs to be slapped.
The Erotic Gherkin, as it's informally known, was designed by Lord Foster. Like Marmite, you either love it or you hate it.
Hey! What about us?
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