On Monday I went to see the Alice in Wonderland Ballet at the Royal Opera house. IWe all got dressed up. Philippa came with us too. I went to dinner with a group of people beforehand and we ate at a place called Wok to Walk, which is a stir fry place. It was really good! The Royal Opera House is a beautiful and huge building! When we got there most of us went to the Champagne room where I got a glass of wine with some of the other girls. The show was pretty good. I especially like the set and its design. I have never seen the movie so I think I would have liked it better if I knew a little about what was going on.
On Tuesday I had my last class with Rob. Class started at 9. We didn't actually start talking about anything related to class until 10:15! Rob is hilarious! I also had my last class with Nora. We talked about our final paper and then she took our class of 7 to the Cheshire Cheese Pub. This is the oldest pub in London. She bought us all drinks and we talked for awhile. There is a book in the pub where you can sign your name and if you ever come back or have children that do then you can go back and look up your name. We all signed our names and then we were looking at some Americans that signed the book back in 1916. The pub was rebuild in 1667 after the great fire of 1666.
Raven at the Tower of London
White Tower of London
Elizabethan Regina
Philippa
The Old Cheshire Cheese Pub
In the Champagne room at the Royal Opera House
Inside the Royal Opera House
On Wednesday we all met at the Tower of London with Philippa. The Tower of London is actually a castle in the middle of a giant city, but it is called the Tower of London because it consists of 22 towers. I saw the Crown jewels and they were amazing! There was a lot of bling in the room. They had many crowns, robes, and swords. A couple of things I learned about the Tower:
- When people were beheaded at the Tower if you had enough money to tip the executor then he would sharpen the blade. Sometimes it took up to 5 times to behead someone and if the blade was sharpened it did not take as long.
-The Tower of London really does still have Ravens. They are really big and mean. There are signs all over the place saying beware the ravens do bite. There are some cages that they keep some of the ravens in if they are bad and bite.
- One time the crown jewels were stolen. Back in the day the guards were not well paid so they would let people come and touch and hold the crown jewels for money. One man came and saw the jewels. He told the guard that he wanted to come back tomorrow and bring a friend. The guy and the friend beat the guard up and removed all the jewels from the crown and left. They didn't make it all the way out of the Tower though before they got caught.
-About 200 people who work at the Tower of London live in the Tower of London
After the Tower of London Philipa took us to a market, which was were they filmed part of Harry Potter. It was a very nice market and there were no tourists just all Londoners on a lunch break. I had Pizza Express with Amanda and Vikki. I went back to the flat and I grabbed my book so that I could go to Hyde Park and read for awhile. The weather was so nice! I left there and went to Trafalgar Square to continue reading and wait for Curtis to get out of class. When Curtis got out of class we went to the box office to get tickets for the show Singin in the Rain, which I have been wanting to see. After we bought the tickets we went to Wok to Walk. I had to show Curtis it because it was so yummy last time! After that we went to get ice cream at a place called Snog. It was organic, sugar and fat free ice frozen yogurt. We got it with brownies, cookies, and strawberries on it. Then we headed to the show! It was really good! It actually rained in two of the dances! It wasn't just a little drizzle either! They used a lot of water! People in the front couple of rows got wet! It was a very good performance. The singing and dancing were really good! Here is a preview:
After the show we found a piano bar and we went there and had a glass of wine. Great date night! And a great way to end our last dinner and show nights!
Snog Ice Cream
Singin in the rain at the Palace Theatre
Trafalgar Square
Hyde Park
Reading my book in Hyde Park
I can't believe how fast the time is going here and that I will be home soon! So little time and so much to do! I am already missing London!
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