Back to London

Rain, rain....go away!!!

It was the coldest (some would say wettest) spring in decades both in Europe and in the U.K.

 Luckily, back here in London, the weatherman saw fit to grant us a 36 hour-window of clear skies. What to do?

A view from
Trafalgar.

After a great meal on Jeremy and Rebecca's deck, we did some planning....

First stop: an outdoor concert at Trafalgar Square.

What a classic!

It was a beautiful day but also a bank holiday. 

 We left early to have good seats and a picnic.

Rebecca, Charles, Linda,
Jeremy, and Dave

As the 7 of us watched and listened to The London Symphony Orchestra play... 

The LSO at Trafalgar Square

...Hector Berlioz's “Symphonie fantastique”.

we also  heard stories of his tempestuous life involving his plotting a murder, stalking, and of course, composing. 

Jeremy and Rebecca at the LSO

Despite some street noise from a large group of banner waving and slogan shouting right-wing groups...

...a wonderful time was had by all.

A meal at "Spaghetti House" 

We topped off the evening...

with some wonderful Valpolicella ...

...and of course, Italian pasta.

The British Museum

Bad weather on Tuesday didn't stop us.  

The British Museum

First stop, the British Museum.  

What a magnificent place!

Waiting for Jeremy.

The next stop...another musical!

"Once"

But first, a bite before heading to the Phoenix Theater to see...

...."Once".

 Next Day:

Entrance Fees?  None!

A few minutes north of St Paul's Cathedral and 

overlooking the remains of the Roman city wall ...

...is the Museum of London, a wonderful surprise with a well-documented social history of London.

The British Museum.     Entrance fees?   None!

By the way, there is no entry fee to the public museums in London. 

Everyone, from all walks of life, no matter how big or small their wallet, has full access to London's 22 national museums. 

 It was simply fantastic to see so many people making such use of their museums. 

"Wicked"

And then we were off to London's “West End”...

...where there are more than 50 of London's 100 theaters,

... to see our last musical, "Wicked",
... at the Apollo Victoria Theatre.

And that's another glimpse of London....but not our last.  

See you soon.