Westminster Abbey and Kinky Boots!

Day 11

Wednesday was spent in a detailed tour of Westminster Abbey.  This is my second visit and I found a lot of new details to discover. We opted to attend the 12:30 Eucharist service which was inspiring. We then stopped for a really nice lunch at Westminster's cafe.

Sorry no photos (except for a few plush toys in the gift shop) as the Abbey has a strict no photos policy.

 Westminster Abbey 

(With the Houses of Parliament Beyond)

 Gift Shop Corgis 

(Westminster Abbey)

From Westminster we took the hop on / hop off riding as far as the Tower of London and then jumped off at Trafalgar Square where we could walk to the theater to pick up our show tickets.

 Big Ben From The Hop On / Hop Off

Dragon Gateways Designating Boundaries of "The City"

Since it was a Saturday London's financial district "The City" was very quiet. I've always found the distinction of the term "The City" to be interesting. You know when you are entering it as there are iconic gates at each gateway to 1.2 acre City of London.

Mercury Bass Relief 

On (I believe) the Former Guardian Newspaper Building / Fleet Street

Trafalgar Square (as usual) was filled with artists, human sculptures and tourists rushing to take their photos. There were numerous tributes to the Manchester bombing throughout the square. I was taken by the contrast between old and new iconography is David Shrigley's (i think a bit odd?) sculpture "Really Good!" on Traflagar's rotating "Fourth Plinth" with Nelson's Column beyond.

Really Good! Trafalgar Square

Marquee at The Adelphi
(Photo by Carrie) 

Program and Stage Set
(Photo by Carrie) 

With lots of Tony and Olivier awards, music by Cyndi Lauper adapted for the stage by Harvey Fierstein, Kinky Boots offered a great message and was just a whole lot of fun. 

Tomorrow is our day at the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Hospital Garden Show.

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