Today was the best last day we could have had, even if we did start a tad late. It was a jam packed day and being on time was imperative.
We woke to a light rain. Typical London weather I've heard. Our hopes was that it would stop since we were supposed to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. They don't do the full band procession if it's raining.
Our first activity was to pick up our guide Brian and go up on the London Eye. We made it just in time. The view from the observation wheel is amazing!
Next we took a short city tour by bus. Brian was very entertaining with the stories that he told. Unfortunately, time didn't allow for us to get out and visit The Famous Clock Tower (Big Ben) or Parliment up close. But the rain did stop, so we got to see the full procession for the changing of the guard at the palace. Then it was on to lunch at a local pub.
Unfortunately, the pub had us mixed up with another P2P group there and served them first. This almost made us late for our visit with a former member of Parliment, Patrick Nichols; but we made it just in the nick of time. I enjoyed his talk. Nothing like a Brit to make you proud to be an American (he's VERY pro-American).
After Parliment came a tour of The Tower of London. Brian again told romance/horror stories of the lives of people condemmed to death there. After his guided portion, we had just over an hour to see the Crown Jewels as well as other parts of the compound.
Next came dinner. Traditional fish and chips.
Lastly was the best part - Wicked! I got to see it when I was in London during the summer of '08 and it was just as good as I remembered! I love the play. It's sort of a prequel to The Wizard of Oz. It gives the backstory on the good wich Glenda (Galinda) and the Wicked Witch. You find out how the cowardly lion, tin man, and scarecrow came to be. It's definately worth a watch.
Tomorrow - Home!
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