Despite this post’s title, I will not bore you with our cliched tourist shots. I will stay true to this blog and just give you a glimpse of how we kept Mikka comfortable on our first tour of London.
We left Vancouver with summer nowhere in sight and landed right smack in the middle of a heatwave here in London (although I’ve learned that home is actually enjoying pretty gorgeous weather!). Exhaustion from the flurry of activities in the past 2 weeks, the flight and the change in weather did me in. I spent the entire day Monday in bed after coming down with a full blown cold. Tuesday, I dragged myself out of bed and together with my mom, my dad, hubby and Mikka, we hit Trafalgar Square, walked along the parliament buildings down to Westminster Abbey and checked out Buckingham Palace. The area was teeming with tourists and it wasn’t easy taking transit in peak hours with a three year old and my parents in 30-degree weather!
When I asked Mikka what she wanted to wear, she automatically cried “a blue dress!” So the blue & white striped dress from Zara Girl Spring/Summer 2010 was the outfit for the day.
Her favorite activity is “catching the birds”. This dress is made of 100% viscose which made it easy for her her to run around Trafalgar Square. I got her a size 3-4 which was a bit loose around her upper body which is why you’ll notice the neckline falls off her shoulder. The drawstring around the waist is actually NOT adjustable. The ribbon is sewed in but the garter that pulls the dress around her waist sits just right.
The skirt is shaped like a loose tulip skirt with two side pockets. The length could’ve been shorter but it might just be her size. She’ll definitely get mileage out of this dress for about a year or so unless she gets a growth spurt.
We paired up her dress with a Fall/Winter 09 blue satin mary janes which I got on sale for $9 CDN.
Chillin’ out before we headed for Buckingham Palace. We had to trick her into thinking that as a “princess” she’ll be visiting the “Queen’s castle” as she got quite irritable.
Anyone want to share their take on the Breton stripes this summer?
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