We got ourselves up and ready to be at Marks & Spencer when it opened at 9 to pick up some yummy warm ham and cheese croissants and fresh orange juice. We hopped the tube and were at Westminster Abbey by the time it opened at 9:30. I think Rick Steves told everyone to get there at opening, but it was actually probably not a great choice because we had to wait in a big long line for 15 or 20 minutes. We took the audio tour of the Abbey. Tom's favorite part was the lady chapel because it was lighter and more ornate than the rest of the abbey. I love the Poet's Corner, as always. Also, we saw Britain's oldest door! :)
After the Abbey, we walked down to the Tate Britain. Today we found a painting for my dad (attached). I call it "The Retired Dentist."
We did the loop and we think we saw everything. The most interesting display was called "historical dances in an antique setting." Three dancers are employed full time to dance around this old façade in the atrium as people walked by and through. It was fascinating. The installation sign had about 12 dancers listed, but it's amazing that 3 of them are dancing any time the Tate Britain is open.
We took the tube back to the Churchill hotel and checked out (at 2pm because we're awesome platinum members). We walked a block over and ate lunch at Wagamama's. Mmmm. So good. As good as I remember. We need one of those in Anchorage. I think they're currently only in Boston. We had squid for an appetizer, I got the Wagamama ramen and Tom got the ginger chicken with the biggest noodles we'd ever seen.
Back on the tube with our backpacks to Trafalgar Square. We checked in, got free drink vouchers, free breakfast, and found another yummy anniversary treat on our room (always tell hotels you're celebrating, it turns out!).
We're right in Trafalgar Square. Great hotel location. So we walked next door to the National Gallery again. Our favorite this time was Canaletto... really detailed Italian paintings. They got me excited for all of you to go to Italy!
Tonight's play was "the Play that Goes Wrong." Review: It was a super fun and funny, physical, farcical murder mystery. We had a riotous good time. The physical abilities of those actors was unreal! And we got to walk through Theatreland after the show on the way back. I love this area of town. And they've completely redone Covent Garden! I hardly recognized it!
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