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Our last day in London! We slept in which was very nice and needed. We had a lovely breakfast with Jule and then got ready for the day.

We packed up and headed off to Stratford where the Olympic Village was last year. However, our goal was to get to the mall! Dave was on the hunt for a CD and the store there had it.

Greta was all bundled up in her pram giving me the middle finger.

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We found the CD, had some ice cream and hopped the train back to Hackney. We stopped at M&S to grab some sandwiches much to Jules’s dismay. Dave was entertaining Greta on the way home.

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We did a quick photo shoot with the babe before we left. Again, Dave trying to entertain her.

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The flight back to Dublin was easy. A nice sunset…

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And tonight we are staying in a castle!! Clontarf Castle is about 5 miles outside of the city. This guy is on guard…

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But pretty soon, this guy will be on guard at our castle!

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Today we got up very early to catch a tour to Stonehenge. We got a taxi to a hotel and then a bus picked us up for the tour. It was fun to see some of the London sites as we drove around.

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After a quick two hour drive we arrived at Stonehenge. It was a quick stop… About an hour which included restrooms, gift shop and food. Either way, it was cool to see! The stones seemed much smaller then I expected.

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For the afternoon, we took the Tube to the Heyward Gallery in Southbank Center to see a light exhibition. Shane, Jule and Greta met us there. It was pretty cool (no pictures allowed).

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We headed to a close pastry shop and enjoyed some tea and scones before dinner. For dinner, we found an Indian restaurant on Brick Lane.

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Dave was trying to drain his battery on the bus today and so was playing a slides how of the dog. 😦

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I had some crazy dreams about Diohgé last night being here and not being able to figure out how to get him on a plane home. Weird.

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But when I woke up, we were headed to London to see our good friends Shane and Jule! And of course meet my new friend and goddaughter Greta!

She is adorable and we hung out all day… Took a long walk, had a good breakfast, an excellent dinner and played some apps on the iPhone.

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Here’s Uncle David showing Greta her first “TV”. She was mesmerized!

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And Shane made a great dinner of lamb tonight. Yum!

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Otto hung out in the bathroom sink.

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Cheese at the market!

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