Road trip in the UK

Mom driving, listening to rock and roll....

While my dad is away on business in Australia, my mom decided that we should hit the road to see the UK. So, we rented a car and away we went–first stop, Stratford on Avon, where Shakespeare was born. We will post some pictures and adventures, so stay tuned!

–Nick

Me, the faithful navigator

A blast of a time with Cousins

A couple of weeks ago, we had an amazing time with our cousins, Allie, Olivia and Helena and Uncle George and Babi. We did a lot of things together and they did alot of things on their own as well. Some things that we did together are: going to the RAF Museum to see all the airplanes, watch the Crushing defeat of England by Germany in the World Cup, spent the last day of school together(in school) going to the British Museum and SO much more. It was fantastic! We also played a lot and even made a short movie (hence my “gangster” look in one of the photos) and ate a lot of meals in Pubs.
Yes, we did it all. Allie, Olivia , Helena and their dad (Uncle George) also went to Paris for three days. Quite a schedule! Sadly,they only stayed for about two weeks. I wish they could have stayed longer because I had a such a blast of a time w

Us at The Lamb and Flag, a Famous Pub in London.

with them!
-Milena

3 Jankus and 3 Rogers+one big party!

Nicky and Allie

Ahh! It's the mummies at the British Museum!!

British Museum

Pictures……….

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Canterbury,Babi and Rye

Babi, our grandma came to visit! We did a lot of fun things together like going shopping on Oxford Street and walking around London, but I think the funnest parts of Babi’s visit was when we took two day trips to scenic little towns on the English coast. First we went to Canterbury….
First of all, there was the big and famous Canterbury Cathedral which was built way way back in 1070. It’s one of the oldest cathedrals in the world! It was really massive inside, but outside it looked a lot smaller. In the Cathedral we saw a lot of really nice stained glass windows and also nice bible pictures. What I liked best though was the memorial to Thomas Becket, a Archbishop that was murdered by King Henry the second. The memorial was really nice. Unfortunately, Henry VIII destroyed Thomas Becket’s grave.
After that we we caught a glimpse of St. Augustine’s Abbey. Then, amongst rain and protests, we went to see the oldest church in England, St. Martin’s Church. Sadly, it was closed, so we spent the some time looking at the gravestones before going for a delicious lunch at a pub.
For the last half hour before our train left, we walked around the streets of Canterbury and enjoyed some excellent smoothies. Now a week later, Rye….
Another church! But this time we spent about five minutes in the actual church (St. Mary’s) and then walked up the bell tower and got a amazing view of Rye. We ate a big lunch because soon we were going to the beach! The beach was a long way off, but we kept ourselves busy while we walked there. Lilly wanted to pet some sheep on the train. Umm, we didn’t actually pet them, but we walked amongst sheep. Nicky, Sophie and I had a lovely time chasing them while Lilly tried to (unsuccessfully) pet them. We even found a couple of lamb’s tails which Sophie definitely liked the look of!) The beach itself was very nice. Since particualy nobody was there, Mom Nicky and I all swam in the English Chanel in our underwear. It was a great experience.So in conclusion, I had a really great time with Babi in Rye and Caterbury!-Milena June Rogers

Babi and us at Canterbury Cathedral

Of Course the old English pub

And Lilly and I taking a realxing break with our books

St. Augustine's Abbey

Grandma Visit: Granny Spoodee and her friend Nancy

About two weeks ago, we had two very special guests staying with us. Granny Spoodee and her friend Nancy Bishop. We did a lot of stuff together, like walking through the Heath, having lot’s of traditional English food in cozy pubs and much more. Granny and Nancy did a lot of things on their own while we were in school like going to lot’s of museums and going to see the Chelsea Flower Show. On the first night they were here, we had a truly fantastic dinner outside in the backyard. It was really nice. We also went to a very nice pub with them called The Wells. That was absolutely delicious, even though it was on such a boiling day! I had a really good time with Granny and Nancy and I think they did too.-Milena

Claire & Sharyn’s Visit

If you don’t know who Claire and Sharyn are, here it is: They are both dearest friends of our family. Claire goes to my school and is my best friend and her mother, Artist Sharyn, with her never ending ideas of creativity. They recently visited us and what fun we had! Visiting places like the National gallery and eating picnics on Primrose Hill and then rolling down it were just the start. Staying up late with Claire and making Shrinky Dink jewelry all afternoon (because we had school) and we went to the Heath and explored!! So much time was crammed into such little time! The thing I enjoyed most about their visit was our Picnic on Primrose hill. We ate Falafels and Humas followed by a huge cookie that none of could finish and ended by a series of bumpy rolling down a steep hill to settle your stomach!!
We are all looking forward to your visits and hoping to have great fun just like we did with Claire and Sharyn!!
– Lilly Rogers

On Primrose Hill

The thing you most least expect in London…..

Sunny weather? What? In London? But yes, it’s true, over the past week or so, the weather has been warm, nearly a bit too warm. We spent those days outside and in the Hampstead Heath. Well, at least on those days when it wasn’t too hot. We spent those days lying in the shade and wishing it was winter again. We ate a lot of ice cream and drank a TON of water. You had to do everything you could to keep cool. Probably the best part about the sunny weather was that we were able to pack up those heavy coats for winter and just going to school wearing a sweater over your clothes. Just kidding!!The best thing about the warm weather is that it shows that spring is finally here!!!!!!!!!!-Milena

Wheelathon 2010

For school, we paticipated in something called the Wheelathon. A Wheelathon is a event when the whole school brings their scooters, roller blades and skateboards to a big lap ground and we had to ride around the laps. With every lap, we get money from our sponsers. All the money that we earn by the end of the day goes to a charity called Kids for Kids which in turn helps poor children in Darfur. I did 27 laps, Lilly 12, and Milenka 7, because she was pushing a wheelchair that belonged to a mentally disabled boy from a school that was doing the Wheelathon too. I really liked the Wheelathon, except that the Fifth and Fourth graders got to ride on a real old fashioned Double Decker bus to and from the Wheelathon and that the rest of the grades didn’t.
-Nick Jett Rogers

The London Hound

Sophie does London…….

The Beagle at Green Park

Regal Beagle at Buckingham Palace

Sophie under gaurd

What did I do??

Sophie and her sweet ride!!

If only beagles could hold telephones.. I could order al ot of chicken wings!!

Sophie putting the lions at Trafalger Square in their place!

When is the train coming??

Sophie at the tube station

This was made possible by: Milena J. Rogers, Photographs by Marketa Rogers and last, but not least, a big thank you to SOPHIE for being such an excellent model!

The King Family’s Visit

Yippee! Over the last week we had our cousins stay over. Uncle Davis, Aunt Hilary(my dad’s sister) William and McKenna from Atlanta. We did a lot of cool things together, like taking a long, beautiful walk in Hyde Park,

Cousinly Love

swimming and basically hanging out. William and McKenna are such troopers. Gosh, my little cousins have probably seen the same amount of London as I have, and they’ve only had a week to do it! Since we had school during the day,they did a lot of London things by themselves, like going on The London Eye, visiting The Tower of London and going to Hampton Court. I will certainly miss Aunt Hilary, Uncle Davis and William and McKenna. They really added spice to the day, that’s for sure! It is too bad my Dad had to miss their visit because he was stuck out in the USA beacuse of the volcano ash from Icaland. At least he got to stay with his brother Chris and his family. -Milena June Rogers