Just some quick highlights (this computer is in a McDonald's and the keyboard is ICKY ICKY ICKY!)
Flight was delayed, my luggage took forever, but I got to my hotel by 6pm.
Big City! Lots of people, lots of nationalities. And they're friendly! I LOVE it.
Staying around Earls Court (which has special meaning to me because of the Neil Gaiman Gaimen novel Underground Neverwhere, so it's really cool).
Been to Picadilly Circus. Bought a ticket for a play right off - the Complete Works of Shakespeare by the Reduced Shakespeare Company. It started an hour later, so I literally walked around the "square" there just doing shopping & a quick bite at BK (I promise to eat non-American fast food for the rest of the trip!! But I only had an hour & it was there!). In the hour I managed to pick up a new bracelet, a pair of socks (weird, I know), and the 4th season of West Wing. Woo hoo! I almost picked up the first season of CSI, but they only had the second half of the first season, not the first half. It was reduced (£19.00), but the second half w/o the first is pointless. So I picked up an interesting book instead. :)
The play was hilarious. Just these three guys laughing with/at the audience and doing ridicoulously shortened versions of 37 plays. The first half was 36 plays, the second half was Hamlet with audience participation ( we all played Ophelia's id, super-id, and ego). A laugh riot. :)
Afterwards I walked from Picadilly Circus to Leicaster Square and back. Tonight is clubbing night and the beautiful people are out in force (in very skippy cloths too) and the people with led screens on their chests handing out "exclusive" invitations to clubs to lure them in. I'm not dressed for it and I'm tired. So I'm heading back to my hotel room with my Dr. Pepper (!) I found and some candy to curl into my book for awhile. I plan to get an early start tomorrow - need to reserve tickets for the London Eye & then I'm going on a London Walk through Camden at 10:30.
Toodles! :)
Posted by Jinglelady at April 1, 2005 11:33 PM | Traveling | TrackBackWooHoo!!! I ate @ that same BK when I was there 2yrs ago!lol. We saw a production of 'Grease' @ that theatre too!
Posted by: Brett at April 2, 2005 01:31 AMAre you sure the title of the book is Underground? I went to Amazon cuz I'd never heard of Neil Gaiman, but I didn't see that particular title listed.
Posted by: Norah Nick at April 2, 2005 02:08 AMIf you can, try to get tickets to "Jerry Springer: The Opera" (if it's still playing). You will NOT regret it!
Posted by: Shelby at April 2, 2005 07:30 AMI love London and visit once or twice a year. I've never been on the Eye, though. Tried to go in Jan 2003, but it was closed for cleaning. Quite pricey too, about 12 pounds, isn't it?
Make sure you take time to stroll around (if the weather's nice, don't take the tube, walk).
Posted by: J at April 2, 2005 10:19 AMI am so jealous that you saw that play, I can't even tell you!!! I've never seen it live, but that show is so funny, one of my roommates in college and I just sat and read it to each other and had tears streaming down our cheeks from laughing so hard!
Can't wait to hear more! :)
Posted by: ViVi at April 2, 2005 10:41 AMNorah Nick - sorry, I had his name & the title wrong - fixed.
Shelby - I was thinking about it....it's got good reviews & it's playing. We'll see what happens tonight or tomorrow.
Jay - I'm doing both - taking the tube & walking. I'm going to try taking buses more tomorrow so I can see more. I'm feeling a little overwhelmed right now - so much to see & do! Where to start??
Posted by: Anna at April 2, 2005 07:33 PM