Monday, September 13, 2010

Let's catch up...

Wow it has been a while since I have been on here.  I had to go back and read my last blog to find out where I stopped.  Lol.  So after Wicked I was on a musical high.  It was wonderful.  But before I got to go see more shows I had to do the academic stuff.  boo.  But anyway...The next day in London we went to the British Library.  I must say it was not my favorite thing.  It was so overwhelming.  There was so much stuff.  Here is a picture.
Sad day that I did not enjoy it.  The next thing we saw was really cool.  It was St. Paul's Cathedral.  That was a really cool thing to see.  The dome of the cathedral is amazing.  When you look up you just feel so small.  It is crazy.
How cool is that?  I really enjoyed that one!  But the end of the night was my favorite.  All the museums and everything are great but the best thing was...
Oh my goodness.  Les Mis was wonderful.  I can't even tell you how great it was.  It was a dream come true.  The set and the cast were amazing.  I was so pleased that I got to see this.  Now when I listen to the soundtrack I have a picture of what the show is like in my head.  

After Les Miserables we went to the Tower of London.  This was a great site.  I got to see the place where Anne Bolyne was executed.  I also got to see the crown jewels.  That was crazy.  They said it was worth something like 68,000 pounds!  I don't even want to know how much american money that is.  I would probably be sick.  lol.  I also went into a torture room and saw how they would torture prisoners.  That was really neat.  


Then we went to the British Library.  That was the COOLEST thing ever.  I got to see and read original copies of Alice in Wonderland and so many more.  I saw the Gutenberg Bible and Leonardo Da Vinci's notebook and his sketches.  I was just in awe of this place.  I got to look at some original untitled lyrics from the Beatles. 
The National Gallery was next and that was great.  We saw original paintings.  I was not as interested in this as the library but it was still good.  I enjoyed walking around and seeing all the paintings that I have been reading about for forever.  It is nice to see the original.



I also went and saw Abbey Road and signed the wall.  That was really cool.  


Well that is pretty much it for London.  We flew to Vienna Friday morning and moved into our Apartments.  They are great.  I will hopefully get another blog post out later with my pictures. 

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