Hello 2018! It has past nearly a year now since my last post and believe me, juggling life between work and family really is honestly can be tiring and surprisingly wonderful. Mon-Fri, morning till evening in office with your colleagues, then straight home to take over caring for my daughter and at the same time thinking about what's for dinner etc. But with that said, I'm thankful to have my husband and mama to help ease my daily routines by caring for our daughter and household chores together. My daughter is already 2 years 9 months now and with everything that is happening now, Alhamdulillah, I'm super duper thankful. With the understanding and never ending support I have and with my ever cheeky daughter to boost laughter, thank you!!
Now, when I FINALLY have the time to look into my little blog, thus I can save new memories. I thought of sharing a post that is quite special to me because this involved not only my mother and I, but also with my own little family together with my in laws! How cool is that??? Being with new family, bringing people and travel together at a different country with kids....that's like a whole new ADVENTURE!!
So, without anymore words, I shall summarized my recent trip we went together to LONDON this year with photos in no preferred order, and you can actually check back to the previous trip we had 7 years ago here
https://v-i-a.blogspot.my/2011/08/memories-of-europe-trip-2011.html which I was younger and still single mingle. I think I still look the same!!! hehhee...
LONDON 2018...AFTER 7 YEARS
26 March - 6 April 2018
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| The Tower Bridge |
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| Buckingham Palace with my daughter in our fave TA-DAA pose! |
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| Bodiam Castle |
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| With husband at Kensington Park |
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| Hyde Park |
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| Met up with gf, Alia & Alyssa!!! |
Some ootds during the trip at prominent areas and buildings
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Elisha with her Cousins, Maryam & Raees at Italian Gardens.
Love this picture of them so so much! |
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| Mama and I being just .... US!! hahahaaa! |
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| Elisha with Tokki & Papa |
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| A nearly picture perfect with everyone in it except that my daughter was sleeping. |
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| Hyde Park |
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First experience watching and supporting my husband's fave team, Arsenal!
Glad that they won 3-0 in the match with my fave part of all during the penalty shots!! Hahahaa!! |
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| Real awesome architecture at the Natural History Museum |
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| Had fish & chips at a restaurant in Borough Market called Fish!! |
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Met up with my husband's ex colleague now friend, Wai Lee, who took us out
for some local fish & chips in town, Golden Union! |
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| This was taken on our first day after arriving London. Jalan-jalan sampai nearly 5km!!! Penat kaki dikerjakan thanks to my husband. |
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The one in cap is Hafiz, who is a friend residing in London
and had kind enough to join us in our little excursions and visits. |
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| A little pose won't hurt hehehee |
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| Siblings & partners |
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| Tried Dominique Ansel for the second time now after had it in Japan |
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| A little cray cray to beat the cold at Seven Sisters Cliffs |
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| Natural History Museum |
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| My first taste of Burger & Lobster |
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| Love love! |
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| Our kids and their poses....trained by their mummy Hazlyn hehehee |
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| Like I mentioned before, family that cooks together, stays together |
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| While we had our kids berangan in their princesses & superhero suits |
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| Seven Sisters Cliffs |
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| An Italian session and love over pastas! |
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| Hyde Park |
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| Elisha at Toy Kingdom, Harrods |
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| Seven Sisters Cliffs |
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| Covent Garden |
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| Strawberries along Oxford Street |
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| Kensington Palace, they had really nice scones & cream there |
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| Here were we, together in London after 7 years. |
I have to thank my husband and family for allowing me to bring my mother along for this family trip. Supposedly just The Hamids, but having my mother with me added the oomph and comfort, as if I have the whole world with me. Plus, having us back here again after 7 years really opened up my eyes to see the place again and being in new places. Thanks to my adventurous husband, he really knew the right places for us to visit. Walking is necessary, but that's what traveling is all about.
Another thing I have to share is about having a family with children. Honestly, having a toddler with you is another whole story to tell. Lots of things to bear in mind and preparation is key. Luggage won't be just yours but shared with other necessary items, imagine, diapers, liquids, snacks, toys, extra clothing! Don't forget your stroller as that really helped us through it all. Can be an extra baggage but believe me, it will bring goodness with the the child's naps and rest moments.
All in all, with the hoo haa and loudness, tears and sweats we had, still the joy of seeing my daughter having fun in her way of seeing the world around her with her family, that just beat everything else after that. Definitely tiring, no joke....but later on, us mums will learn, in this case myself, I learn to be extra patient, careful, minding my language, anger and importantly, tried my best at multitasking. I wish sometimes, I have multi arms & hands or maybe multiple me just to run everything. However, the trip went naturally well and definitely a trip to be remembered.
Hope to write more soon. Till then and enjoy!!
Love Love,
~V ~
