Leaving Ireland was uneventful, unless you count PaddyWaggon not being able to count how many people can fit on their free coach service to the airport. One lady had to stand the whole journey and we had been told that there was an instant $60 (euro) fee for not wearing your seatbelt. What is the fee for not having a seat? The worst thing was that Paddys had filled the seats with people from hotels in the area -obviously lining their pockets with the service at the risk of their own customers!Anyway we arrived safely in London and managed to navigate the Picadilly tube, interchange at Green Park to take the Jubilee line to
London Bridge. The hostel is only a four bed share this time. Fantastic, but it is a real rabbit warren up to our room. A big adventure just to find the place. Up and down, round and round again, mind your head. But it's great and most importantly the beds are comfortable!
Hopefully we didn't annoy Alberto (who's in the UK learning English) during his siestas too much!There is no rest for the wicked as we are off to the West End to see Les Miserables tonight.
Lastminute.com gave us the best seats we could afford by doing a combined show plus dinner at David Britton @ the Cavenish. We dress in our 'finest' - jeans and black tops. Dinner feels flash when it includes a pre-appetiser beef shot, but is delicous on all accounts. Hightlight of the day so far is that Mike likes salmon steaks and gets more than a nibble from Shona's plate :-) It is well and truly trumped by the cast of Les
Miserables. The show is fantastic and it is great that Shona is finally able to see Mike's favourite musical with him. We both loved Jean Val John the most and Shona shed a few tears as the story is sad in a few places. She was surprised at the number of songs she knew - 24601, Master of the House, Castle on a Cloud, I Dreamed a Dream, and a few others. Needless to say our heads were filled with Les Miserables tunes for the the hour long walk home. We decided it would be a great way to see the city at night and it was. Wandering along the street and suddenly we are faced with Big Ben. It's been a wonderful day and we are shattered, so have a very restful sleep.
London Bridge. The hostel is only a four bed share this time. Fantastic, but it is a real rabbit warren up to our room. A big adventure just to find the place. Up and down, round and round again, mind your head. But it's great and most importantly the beds are comfortable!
Hopefully we didn't annoy Alberto (who's in the UK learning English) during his siestas too much!There is no rest for the wicked as we are off to the West End to see Les Miserables tonight.
Lastminute.com gave us the best seats we could afford by doing a combined show plus dinner at David Britton @ the Cavenish. We dress in our 'finest' - jeans and black tops. Dinner feels flash when it includes a pre-appetiser beef shot, but is delicous on all accounts. Hightlight of the day so far is that Mike likes salmon steaks and gets more than a nibble from Shona's plate :-) It is well and truly trumped by the cast of Les 
Miserables. The show is fantastic and it is great that Shona is finally able to see Mike's favourite musical with him. We both loved Jean Val John the most and Shona shed a few tears as the story is sad in a few places. She was surprised at the number of songs she knew - 24601, Master of the House, Castle on a Cloud, I Dreamed a Dream, and a few others. Needless to say our heads were filled with Les Miserables tunes for the the hour long walk home. We decided it would be a great way to see the city at night and it was. Wandering along the street and suddenly we are faced with Big Ben. It's been a wonderful day and we are shattered, so have a very restful sleep.
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The McAuleys will all be VERY jealous that you saw Les Mis - it is also their fav musical! Glad you had fun in the big smoke!
ReplyDeleteOne day I hope to post a comment before Andrew - one day is all I ask! Seems like the magic of London has hit you - and after a "Miserable(s)" start things will probably just keep on getting better!!. The red buses and black taxis are very distinctive aren't they.
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ReplyDeleteI am still available to carry bags! My great experience of London was walking, walking, walking and being amazed at the actually being at all the famous landmarks I had always wanted to see. Les Mis sounds great! Keep having fun.
ReplyDeleteI just want to make fun of Mike for having a favourite musical!
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