A Double Decker Bus and Boy in Tights
Hi all. Yesterday we were tourists, at least for the half of the day we were awake. We left the hotel by 1:00 pm after waking up just before noon. We took the tube to Victoria Station and after paying to go to the bathroom (yes EVERYTHING costs money here - no wonder the British spend their time complaining about finances and the weather) we sampled traditional pasties - puff pastry filled with some sort of meat. Delicious.
Henry wanted to ride a double decker bus, so we got on and rode around the city. We traveled over bridges across the Thames several times, past the Tower of London with tales of beheadings, saw the pub where Sherlock Holmes used to ponder crimes, St. Paul's cathedral, Millennium Park with the giant carousel observatory, and more. We stopped in time to grab a pizza and meet up with my friend Wendy to see Billy Eliot, the musical based on the film about a boy from a northern English town who realizes he wants to be a ballet dancer. Wonderful show with an amazing set - I thought of my student, Douglas, who loves musicals and films - he'd love it.
Today we're packing up and checking out and hopefully checking out Windsor Castle on the way too. Good thing we didn't go yesterday as was originally planned as George Bush has been in town and the castle was closed. We've seen protesters in town complaining about Bush and his war, including a woman at Trafalgar Square with a "Muslims against Bush's war" sign. Interesting that she was sitting on the ground, leaning against the fountain in the center of the square with a carafe of wine next to her. Passing out at one-point during her one-woman protest kind of took away from the severity of her statement.
Don't know if we'll have an internet connection during most of our stay in Ethiopia or Kenya. Will let you know. Until then, we'll say "hey" to the Queen for you all and then trying to coax some sleep out of our "I'm never tired" son on the plane tonight. Cheers!
Henry wanted to ride a double decker bus, so we got on and rode around the city. We traveled over bridges across the Thames several times, past the Tower of London with tales of beheadings, saw the pub where Sherlock Holmes used to ponder crimes, St. Paul's cathedral, Millennium Park with the giant carousel observatory, and more. We stopped in time to grab a pizza and meet up with my friend Wendy to see Billy Eliot, the musical based on the film about a boy from a northern English town who realizes he wants to be a ballet dancer. Wonderful show with an amazing set - I thought of my student, Douglas, who loves musicals and films - he'd love it.
Today we're packing up and checking out and hopefully checking out Windsor Castle on the way too. Good thing we didn't go yesterday as was originally planned as George Bush has been in town and the castle was closed. We've seen protesters in town complaining about Bush and his war, including a woman at Trafalgar Square with a "Muslims against Bush's war" sign. Interesting that she was sitting on the ground, leaning against the fountain in the center of the square with a carafe of wine next to her. Passing out at one-point during her one-woman protest kind of took away from the severity of her statement.
Don't know if we'll have an internet connection during most of our stay in Ethiopia or Kenya. Will let you know. Until then, we'll say "hey" to the Queen for you all and then trying to coax some sleep out of our "I'm never tired" son on the plane tonight. Cheers!
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