(It was rainy this day so please forgive my crazy humidified hair)
This day we got up and headed to the Tower of London. The Yeoman tour was awesome! Our Yeoman guide was really funny and a great storyteller at the same time! We got to see the crown jewels at the Tower of London. They were so incredible! One of the diamonds was 530 carats! I couldn't believe they were real! We also ate lunch at the Tower, and I got to try some yorkshire pudding. It was nothing what I expected it to be like! I imagined it would be pudding-ish, but it was actually more pastry like and not very good. But now I know!
We also got to see the Tower Bridge (often confused for London Bridge); Which is located right next to the Tower of London.
We then rode the underground over to see Parliament and Big Ben. The underground exit we came out of was basically right beneath Big Ben's tower! I was definitely an awkward gawking tourist as I walked up the stairs! But it was so surreal to be standing right under such a beautiful and iconic symbol of London! As we were walking by, Big Ben began to chime. It was so surreal! There I was standing in London, listening to Big Ben ring out. Definitely a highlight of my trip!
Next we took a short walk from Big Ben to Westminister Abbey. I got see where the Royal Wedding took place and walk the path of William and Kate. The church was absolutely stunning to see in person! Such a detailed and intricate work of art. However, my mom and I laughed at all the ladies we saw buying replicas of Kate's engagement ring in the gift shop. I guess every girl just wants to feel like a princess!
After Westminister Abbey we rushed back to the hotel to change for the play "Love Never Dies" (the sequel to Phantom of the Opera).
Unfortunately it was also the busiest time of the day on the underground and the trains were also experiencing some unusual problems. After a long ride on a very packed train car we were very glad when we reached the Coventry Garden stop. In a hurry to make it to the show on time we decided to take the stairs instead of wait for the long line at the elevators. Wrong choice!! Little did we know that the underground line we were on was the one that runs under all the other trains! And that equals more then 190 stairs to climb in a hot, humid, smelly tunnel! Blech!! It was also a circular staircase so we had no clue of when we were getting close to the top. However, we did eventually make it; in a nice sweaty and tired state! It was still probably faster then waiting for the elevators, but i'm not sure if it was worth it...
When we finally made it to the theater, we had perfect seats on the fourth row and almost exactly in the center. We were seated next to the boy who played Gustave (Christine Daae's son) grandma. She was so nice and was excited to talk to us about her grandson. It was really neat to hear his personal story straight from his grandma! You could tell that she was so proud of him! It was quite precious!
We absolutely loved the play! If you love the Phantom of the Opera then you will love Love never Dies! It was wonderful and I hope I can get the chance to see it again someday!
After the play we headed back to the hotel and stopped for gelato along the way. We both got strawberry and were quite delighted with our choice! One thing we learned from our trip is that you can never have too much gelato in Europe! It's that good!!
2 comments:
I love reading about your trip! I made a similar mistake on the underground and took the stairs, which turned out to be longer/harder than the crowded escalator... but I think it helps in the long run to work off all the gelato and pastries you eat! haha ;)
also you dont look scary with humidified hair! you look soo very beautiful! and i hope some day we can go together and you can show me all of these cool places!
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