We arrived at our hotel, the Standard, just after 5pm. This was to be our home base for the next five nights and they definitely made us feel welcome and at home. The breakfast buffet was amazing (Martin and I both researched recipes for their coconut chia pudding), the library provided entertainment to the kids (including a good spot to read while I had a few late evening work calls in the hotel room) and the gym allowed the kids an opportunity to get any remaining energy out of their systems.
With the hotel being across the street from Kings Cross, our first stop in London was to Platform 9 and ¾. Thankfully the kids didn’t want to wait in the hour queue required for a picture with the cart going through the wall (they would get a chance later in the week) and so we just passed by on our way to dinner at Hoppers for some amazing Sri Lankan food and a very spicy pepper that both Oskar and Martin had to try.
With dinner over and it being so light outside and still great weather we introduced the kids to the tube and made our way to Covent Gardens (with a quick stroll through one of the many alleys that inspired Diagon Alley) for ice cream and some opera singing.
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