We started our next day in London at the National and Portrait Gallery.

After walking through both of the museums we stopped for lunch at the cafe in the basement of the National Portrait Gallery – it had a glass ceiling.

After we got our fill of the art, we walked around Leicester Square and then made our way over to Oxford Street to do some shopping.

We wandered in and out of shops for the rest of the afternoon and then got totally burned out at Primark – it’s like an H&M, but the clothes are even cheaper. We had gone there previously, and I asked Zach if we could go back. They have amazing coats for around 20 English pounds [about 40 dollars]. We left with two giants brown paper bags filled with merchandise and didn’t even spend 50 pounds.

We then went back to Leicester Square to have our “Thanksgiving Dinner” at Steak & Co. They brought out a roast chicken for me, a fillet for Zach, and two giant bowls filled with garlic mashed potatoes on the side at our request. Zach was thoroughly entertained when they brought the steak out to him on a hot stone to slice and cook to his leisure.

Even though it was just the two of us, without our families, we were together. I made Zach do my favorite tradition at Thanksgiving: say a handful of things you are thankful for aloud. Zach’s, direct quote from him mouth: ‘I am thankful for steak and my babe.’ Notice which item he stated first. Me? ‘My husband, my family, my church, and my job. And ice cream.’

After wishing all the Steak & Co. staff a “Happy Thanksgiving” – obviously they don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in London, it was time to make it to St. Pancrias International to take the Eurostar back to Paris.

It was a short two days in London, but we enjoyed it so much. Zach repeated to me that this portion of the trip was in fact his favorite.