Day 2: January 11th
Free breakfast at the hotel! I ordered an English Breakfast, but I don't think it truly was one since there were no beans, either way it was good.
Today was jam-packed with activities and also the first time I took the underground. Monika had given us oyster cards with 10 pounds the night before. I was nervous since she really made it seem like I would get crushed to death, but it wasn't bad at all.
Chris and Ashley lookin at the map.I quickly learned to always stand to the right in escalators though.
Our first stop was at the Houses of Parliament for a private tour.
I look so dead behind the eyes. I never knew jet-lag until now.We couldn't take any pictures beyond those stairs, which sucks because the inside was absolutely amazing. There were many portraits of previous kings and queens, and even more of Queen Victoria because she likes to see her face everywhere possible, apparently.
Our guide took us inside the House of Lords and the House of Commons. Before we went in though there's a hall with statues of previous Prime Ministers and I LOVED Winston Churchill's.
Look at that sass!We then walked to Westminster Pier where we took a boat tour on the River Thames.
London Eye
London Bridge
This was a rather disturbing piece of art. The birds :'(
London BridgeNeedless to say, my face was very, very cold.
After we got off the boat we took the bus (my first double decker!) to Covent Garden where we all went to the Carphone Warehouse to buy some phones. Most of us got the penny phone, which literally cost a penny. I had to top it off with 20 pounds though.
We ate at Henry's Cafe (or something along those lines) where I got a lackluster soup, but it was warm which was what mattered the most.
There were around 13 of us and usually when that many people have to split the bill it takes years to figure out, but Adam was such a wiz, man, it took just minutes. Extremely impressive.
Next was a tour of Tate Modern. Our tour guide was just fabulous and had one the coolest coats ever. Bah. I can't find the picture but I'll upload some of my pictures to Facebook soon, so hopefully it'll pop up. *Warning* After the boat ride I started to take pictures with my phone instead of the digital camera because I was too damn lazy to get it out for the rest of the day.
The tour lady took us to see the most significant pieces and told us a bit about them when JET-LAG STRIKES: PART 2! I snoozed a couple of times during her talks. It was so hard.
After we got off the boat we took the bus (my first double decker!) to Covent Garden where we all went to the Carphone Warehouse to buy some phones. Most of us got the penny phone, which literally cost a penny. I had to top it off with 20 pounds though.
We ate at Henry's Cafe (or something along those lines) where I got a lackluster soup, but it was warm which was what mattered the most.
There were around 13 of us and usually when that many people have to split the bill it takes years to figure out, but Adam was such a wiz, man, it took just minutes. Extremely impressive.
Next was a tour of Tate Modern. Our tour guide was just fabulous and had one the coolest coats ever. Bah. I can't find the picture but I'll upload some of my pictures to Facebook soon, so hopefully it'll pop up. *Warning* After the boat ride I started to take pictures with my phone instead of the digital camera because I was too damn lazy to get it out for the rest of the day.
The tour lady took us to see the most significant pieces and told us a bit about them when JET-LAG STRIKES: PART 2! I snoozed a couple of times during her talks. It was so hard.
This was a rather disturbing piece of art. The birds :'(When the tour ended we hopped on the tube to eat dinner at Wagamama's. I got Chicken Katsu Curry and the curry sauce was delicious. It was such a shame I couldn't take it with me.
Then it was time to see Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. I had never seen it before and I was very impressed, especially by the chick who played Elphaba-she had an amazing voice. It gave me chills! I think what made me really love Wicked was the British accent though. I don't know if I could ever see the American one now without being disappointed at the non-fanciness.
Then it was time to see Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. I had never seen it before and I was very impressed, especially by the chick who played Elphaba-she had an amazing voice. It gave me chills! I think what made me really love Wicked was the British accent though. I don't know if I could ever see the American one now without being disappointed at the non-fanciness.
The stage.
JET-LAG STRIKES: PART 3! Unfortunately, I fell asleep during the middle of the first act. Le sigh.
Wicked's "dancing through life" was funny, cuz they say dancing all fancy.
ReplyDeleteWas elphaba played by a black lady? If so, I saw her too and she actually looks good in green. You should have bought a program book.
she was not black. i should have, but i wasn't thinking okay!
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