London, Wicked

Trafalger Square, London

So we were off to London for the day!!! We drove 30 mins to Zwiebruken Airport, flew (about an 1hr) to Stansted Airport, took the train into London (about an 1 hr), made our way to our hotel (Comfort Inn, just across the street from Victoria Station and Apollo Theatre), then headed over to spend the afternoon at The National Gallery!

We could have spent several days in here but had tickets for dinner and a show so had to get our fill in just the afternoon... so we got the headphones to help us tour and we saw sooo much... van Eyck, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michangelo, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Valazquez, Monet, Serat, Cezanne, Van Gogh!!! Then off to Chez Gerard (back at Victoria Station) for a delicious dinner including dessert - Cremee Brulee!!! We were stuffed! We then had just enough time to cross the street to the Apollo Theater to see Wicked!!!

We had wonderful seats (Stalls, just off center), and in fact didn't have anyone sitting in front of us for two rows! Well the second half someone that had been sitting off to the side decided to find themselves a better seat... boy did they have big heads... and wouldn't sit still... so we watched the second half with a little bit of frustration...but the second half is so captivating as it ties up so many lose ends we enjoyed it immensely!! And now have funny memories about the big heads!! Mary and Joey were so excited for us (after their birthday trip in Jan) they listened to the sound track at the precise hour we were watching the show!!

The next morning we had a lovely breakfast at our hotel and then made our way home in reserse order without a hitch! What a wonderful trip. I love London! Everyone is so nice! It is so clean and friendly. The Tube although bussling with people is so easy to follow and even fun to navigate!! Until next time my London friends!!