London Pride 2014 in pouring rain

What a wet pride! The day started with a trip to the Victoria and Albert museum. Our first find was a lot of naked sculptures which Liv and Caitlin found hilarious. I tried to explain it as art, but don't this i succeeded. Unfortunately the wedding dress exhibit incurred a charge, but luckily we found a vantage point on a balcony and saw them for free instead. The dressing up area was a highlight, I had a Sherlock Holmes coat and the girls loved hiding under the big skirts.

Our picnic was a bit of a wash out, we had to decamp and stand under a tree. We had a quick walk around a really busy Harrods, then onto Oxford Circus and London Pride. Our arrival coincided with a huge downpour so nobody wanted to leave the station. However, it had a good side, we were right at the front of the barriers as the parade turned on Oxford Street. My tactical rainbow umbrellas saved the day.

The parade had 30,000 people, we were covered in stickers, held out our hands for the freebies, saw the Scout Association with their canoes and tents. We saw CSRA and work. The girls were screaming, clapping and waving at the floats. My first time watching London Pride and it was wonderful to spend it with the girls.

A quick rest stop at Starbucks and then to the Princess Diana memorial playground which you have to have a child in order to get in the gates. I waved the girls off at Paddington and then had a lovely Turkish dinner with Alison and Caroline from secondary school. What a day!