Do as I say not as I do!

Wednesday morning we got up fairly early for breakfast as we needed to be in central London for 10.30am. Boy Wonder ate his usual toast and muffins and Cat Girl had cereal, yogurt and muffins whilst everyone else had the cooked breakfast.

We packed up the cars and headed for the tube station, establishing the holding hands rule before setting off. The train wasn't too busy to start with but when we switched to the tube it became busier and unbelievably hot. Boy Wonder was becoming agitated by this and was relieved to exit the station.

We got a drink and walked to the Houses of Parliament. Once in the line to be security checked we explained to Boy Wonder that he would need to be quiet and respectful as this was an important place of work for the people that ran our country and not many people get the opportunity to visit. Boy Wonder said that he understood and consequently behaved very well. Cat Girl also did very well to say that a lot of it went over her head.

However, we were utterly amazed at the distinct lack of respect that the M.Ps have for each other and the sheer lack of professionalism to say that they are deciding the 'rule book' for our country. The Prime Minister and other party leaders were in Scotland debating Scotland's independence but there were still some well known and 'respected' politicians there.  A certain gentleman spent the entire question time playing on his phone, others were also doing the same. They were chatting between themselves quite loudly when others were speaking and walking in and out as they pleased. There was also the usual jeering which I guess is a more accepted part of politician behaviour.

Boy Wonder was disgusted at what he saw and spoke about it a lot during the PMQs and after. We had no answers for him as we were equally as shocked. We agreed to write to Mr Speaker with our thoughts.

We were shown around the Speaker's House afterwards and then went into the cafe for a late lunch. The whole of the building was grand but with high ceilings and little soft furnishing it made for a very echoey environment. This was taking it toll on Boy Wonder who became more and more agitated.

We spent a couple of hours around London, having ice cream, going on a high swing ride and watching street entertainers. Boy Wonder was asked to join in with some of the milder acrobatics.

We left Central London by tube at about 3pm as Boy Wonder was becoming more and more unsettled. He became upset by the people begging on the street. This bothers him every time. We got off of the tube and went back to the hotel to pick up the car.

The journey home was very eventful as Boy Wonder kicked and thrashed around for the first hour. We were in Superman's smaller car so this became very difficult to manage. We stopped at a services, went to the toilet and picked up some snacks. After this he seemed to settle a bit better but once home  he escalated again, making for a very late night.

In hindsight it was clear that this trip within the first week back at school wasn't great  timing but the experience ( although not as we expected) was valuable.