31 july 2013, madonna meets boney m

These days holidays are a compromise: "we" want to go to the british museum, "they" want to go to legoland. In the end of course we do both. However, while we (or actually "I" as other half heads off down oxford street) shlepp around lego star wars for the third time without too much complaint, just half an hour gazing at the wonders of pompeii leaves them moaning and seeking a bribe just to stay. My favourite quote was in the dining room, sage advice for any dinner party, "don't dirty the couch covers, keep your eyes off other people's partners and take your quarrels home with you." We ate well, visited siblings, good friends, covent garden and the london transport museum (good if you like that kind of thing), were total tourists watching "we will rock you" (awful, but the kids loved it) and swanned around hampton court palace (beautiful, and very well presented) for the best part of a day, before stopping off at the very sophisticated design of bicester village for the rest of it. Next stop, a quiet week by the lake in hungary, for me and my eldest, by train (see 25 may 2013)...