We got up, had our typical breakfast and got dressed for the day. We were heading to the British Museum and because we had tickets to see Six, the musical, we would not return until late evening
The British Museum was very nice. It had a great amount of exhibits, but Shealyn was particularly interested in the Rosetta Stone, the Egyptian display, and Mesopotamia.
As we entered the first thing we saw was the gift shop. Now the museum has a rotunda and the gift shops go almost all the way around. Shealyn had a ball buying items she could put on display in her classroom. When all was said and done, she had two bags full!!!
We then went to see the Rosetta Stone. Shealyn was in the height of her glory!!!! (Shes a social studies teacher). The Stone is a broken part of a bigger stone slab. It has a message carved into it, written in three types of writing. It was an important clue that helped experts learn to read Egyptian hieroglyphics.
From there we just walked around and looked at the exhibits. Marsha mentioned just how much better our pics
Once we left the museum we headed toward Covent Gardens. It is in the West End/theater district of London. Its home to restaurants and trendy shopping areas. My interest was its the place at the beginning of My Fair Lady where Huggins and Pickering run into Eliza Doolittle. Ive always wanted to go there and here we were. Covent Gardens was also prominent in the movie Last Christmas with Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding.
We found the Covent Garden Market and bought some original art and actually spoke to the artist. We found St. Pauls Cathedral which was surrounded by people watching the entertainment.today a magician. St Pauls was built in the 1600s. It has been dubbed the actors church because of its close association with the theater community.
All around us It seemed there was entertainment on every corner and there were plenty of people watching. Covent Garden was so picturesque with its mix of old and new, plus all the colorful flowers and decorations. Im so glad we made it there.
the places were booked up for the weekend. I found a place, Brigits, a London tearoom with a French twist. Brigits also had tour/tea busses that served tea while traveling around the sites of London.
On our way to Brigits we passed a statue in honor of Agatha Christie. I used to read every Agatha Christie book I could get my hands on. The memorial is located in the heart of Londons theatre district. It was chosen to pay homage to Her contribution to theatre. Her 1952 murder mystery play The Mousetrap is the worlds show, and she was the first female playwright to have three plays performing simultaneously in Londons West End. Im so glad we happened by!!
We loved Brigits. We were seated in a private room that was decorated with various teapots on a gilded plant stand. What a great decorating idea! Our tea was delicious, except for the savory sandwiches. They were lacking flavor. No I love cream cheese and cucumbers or cream cheese and salmon, but I also like it to have some sort of seasoning or flavor. Otherwise everything was awesome!
the quest of the most narrow street in London, Brydges Place. We had seen it in the movie Last Christmas. Byrdges Place is only 27 inches wide at its most narrow spot! Once we found it and walked to the end, we laughed and laughed. Its end was right at the Theater where saw My Fair Lady!! We hadnt even noticed.
After we saw My Fair lady, I was mad at myself for not buying one of the I saw there (I bought about everything else). So since we were right there, I asked if I could go inside and buy a shirt. London theater is so different than NYC. The people really want to you. The gentleman I spoke with took me inside, told me a different show was in for that night. He took me to the flower gift shop and asked if they could get a shirt even though all their merchandise was put away in storage until Tuesday (Monday nights they are dark). Now they were going to dig out a shirt for me.
