Thursday, May 19, 2011

Living in the UK

Hello Family and Friends,
We are living in the UK!  We have been here a full week now and everyone seems to be settling in nicely.  We are living in a 3 bedroom flat on Eton High Street just a block away from the famous Eton College.  The students supposedly wear coattails and top hats to their morning classes but I have only spotted one student dressed in coattails thus far.  We can see Windsor Castle from our window and the double decker tour bus passes in front of us at least 5 times a day.  The kids are adjusting nicely and as long as they can watch their regular tv shows they seem happy.  There is a small garden that is shared by the art gallery downstairs where they can play and run around.  So far we have explored Eton and Windsor, which is just a few steps from our door.  The children aren't really up for sightseeing so we have limited that to a tour of Eton and Windsor on the double decker bus. That's about all they can handle for now.  We have found a house in Crowthorne and we are reviewing the lease now.  We have also found a school for Kate called Oaklands Infant School.  Once we get the lease sorted and signed we can enroll her there.  She will finish out the Spring and Summer term.  They go to school through July and start again in September so there's not much of a summer break.  Please continue to write and send us emails as well as Skype.  It makes us feel like we're not quite so far away.  Cheers for now!
Headed to the airport with our 13 checked suitcases and car seats.
Outside our apartment in Eton

Eton High Street



On the bridge to Windsor


Windsor Castle.


Windsor

On the tour bus



Queen Victoria


Where Camilla and Prince Charles were married.


shot of our window from the tour bus

Chapel at Eton College

Feeding the ducks on the River Thames

bridge over the River Thames

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