Well it has been a little bit since I last posted so here is the latest update on me. Last week was another typical work week. I was pretty busy catching up on stuff from when I was gone. And then, my trip for the weekend was to London!!
Friday afternoon I boarded the train to head to the city where I was planning on participating in what has come to be my Friday ritual when I am in London. I made my way to Trafalgar Square which had a huge Christmas tree, carolers, and lights. It was absolutely gorgeous. I then had my Mexican dinner at the Texas Embassy. It was a nice dinner, as there was a woman from the states sitting next to me by herself, so we ended up talking the entire dinner. Following the delicious food, I made my way to the Dominion Theatre for the show...We Will Rock You. It is a musical based on the music of Queen. I absolutely loved it and found the music wonderful and the story a very neat one to follow. I really want to see it in the US though, because here they had thrown in British humor, and so there would be some differences seeing it back in the states. But I left the theatre singing Bohemian Rhapsody, so it really was a great show. After this, I then went and met up with my Canadian friends. These were the girls that I met on the Wales trip. I was going to be staying with them the entire weekend and was so excited. It had been a while and was definitely great to see them.
Saturday morning the girls and I made our way to Angel Center to do a little Christmas shopping. We also just wandered around the area which was nice, as I hadn't really seen that specific part of London. Following this we hopped on a double decker bus to Hyde Park where the Christmas season really set in! It was here that Winter Wonderland was taking place. The entire park was filled with Christmas rides, German and Bavarian shops and food, ice skating and music. Although it was packed with people, the atmosphere definitely put me in the Christmas mood. We stayed here for all of the afternoon and early evening, just enjoying the sights and sounds of Christmas. Once we were pretty frozen, we headed back to the house to thaw off. I decided that since it was 15 minutes before a lot of theatre shows began that I would try and get cheap seats. The closest theatre was Wicked...so as I walked in two minutes before show time, I got cheap, front row balcony seats. Yes, it was the 5th time I had seen it...but I hadn't seen it in London and the music is just amazing. It is also such a feel good story, which is why I love going. I wandered back to my friends flat, for a good nights sleep.
After sleeping in a little Sunday morning, we got up and did some typical London sightseeing. I got to see Westminster Abbey, Big Bend, The Eye and Parliament...to me, there is no greater sight in the world then standing in the grass square looking at all the of these amazing sights...truly one of my favorite places to be. Then came, the sights of Buckingham Palace which is astonishing as usual. The queen had even put a Christmas tree outside the front doors. :-) We wandered through The Green Park and then enjoyed a hot drink at Starbucks before taking the bus back to Angel Center. It was in the district of Angel, where we met up with some more friend at a pub and enjoyed watching a big soccer match on tv. Unfortunately I had to leave at half time to make my train back to Lincoln, but I can't say enough how great it was to see the Canadian girls, enjoy the Christmas festivities of London, and see the wonderful musicals I saw.
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