We’re still on the EuroStar train, just emerging on the England side of the Chunnel and I’m so happy! Road signs in English, train announcements in English - YAY! But just as I’m celebrating a return to normalcy - at least for me - I see cars driving on the wrong side of the road. Well, a couple more days before normalcy will really return. Looking forward to our two days in London, but now both Joanie and I are ready to be back in the States. More later…
When we arrived we took a cab to our hotel. However, on the way we asked our driver if he could drive us to Abbey Road, which he did. That was really fun for me - the Apple Studios right there, and then the famous crossing from the Abbey Road cover. Silly, but cool.
Our hotel is in Kensington, a “suburb” of London - nice neighborhood with a “Tube” station (subway) right down the block, along with lots of pubs and restaurants. And the hotel is very cool - inside an old townhouse, the hotel itself is very modern and comfortable… and a great hotel staff. We arrived too early to check in, so we left our bags there and walked down the street where I got some fish and chips and a Guinness, and before hand, Joanie and I both got a Starbucks.
We then checked in, and soon thereafter took the Tube to Leicester Square in London, where we purchased half price tickets to the play “Hair”, for that night at 8pm. We bought the tickets around 4pm so we had time to kill, and then bought our double-decker bus tickets for our London tour, and spent the next 2 hours on the top of a bus driving all around London. Another great tour, filled with all sorts of sights and “slices of life” of the Londoners and tourists below.
We then returned to Piccadilly Circus and had dinner (Joanie had some Asian food and I ended up with bad Asian food, so went down the street for a “jacket potato” and a beer. Joanie and I also split a sticky toffee pudding before walking down the street to the theatre.
Hair was fun, and actually the ending was a blast, but the theatre was so dam hot - unbelievably hot. We were fanning ourselves, I was even unbuttoning my shirt all the way and getting water from a water bottle I had, wetting my hands, and wiping down my body. Heck, with the nudity on stage, I was ready to join them. Wouldn’t that have been a hit!
Anyway, after the play we took the Tube back to Earl’s Court (our stop) and came home and both of us slept well. It was fun getting to know London.
