DAY 1: ARRIVAL

LONDON — Day 1 of our nomadic adventure is officially on the books. We arrived this morning, 4 carry-ons, 4 backpacks, 1 stroller, and 2 children in tow. The trip across the pond was uneventful, which is surely the most we could've hoped for. We lucked out and had 6 seats for 4 people, which made it possible for the shortest among us to sleep horizontally. 

We're staying four nights in a lovely and well-located AirBnB in South Kensington. We were relieved when the rental agent let us in, partly because it was a sweet and cozy apartment, partly because it allowed us to escape the 60-degree rain, but mostly because we couldn't wait to lie down in the comfy beds. The agent let us in at 2:00 and we were all asleep by 2:10; our quick catch-up rest accidentally turned into a 5-hour quasi-nap/quasi-nighttime-sleep event for the whole family. Now it's 10:40PM London-time and we aren't entirely sure when we should all go to sleep. The heated game of gelato-fueled "catch" that's happening right now tells me it isn't going to be anytime soon...