Friday, July 2, 2010

Wicked - London Day 2

Sorry no group photo. We have a good one from Buckingham Palace. After posting the shots from Wicked the blog suddenly started freezing me out of attaching photos. I'll try again later...

We started with a great breakfast at the hotel. People tend to complain about English food but when they do it's never about their breakfasts. We jumped on the coach and met our blue badge guide Sarah. She was an expert about London and took us all around looking at some of the amazing things in the city. She then took us into Westminster Abbey and showed us some of the amaxing history associated with all the famous honored or buried there. Next was the changing of the guard. It's crazy that the tradition has been going on so long but it would be sad if they ever eliminated it. We had an interesting chat about the future of the monarchy.

After the tour the kids were left to their own devices. They are really tired and some are getting what I'm calling a kennel cough but none opted to go back to the hotel. They are wringing every opportunity out of this trip! Some went to the Tower of London, some to the National Gallery, some to the British Museum. Katie & I shopped!

I think the highlight of the day was the Wicked performance. We made it to the theatre in good time and settled into our seats. The perfo rmance was spectacular. Excellent leads, really great supporting actors and a very talented orchestra playing gorgeous. Everyone left the theatre with huge smiles on their faces. A good production is a great PR tactic - don't be surprised to see some of the most unlikely travelers sporting Wicked t-shirts!

We'll be flying home Sunday 7/4. Here is the flight information...
Depart London Heathrow on Delta flight DL 9 @ 1:20pm
Arrive Atlanta Hartsfield JAC @ 6pm
Depart Atlanta JAC on Delta flight DL 1835 @ 9:30pm
Arrive Salt Lake SLC @ 11:35pm
The kids can't wait to be home!

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