Reunions in London

Tuesday 29/05/2012 - a day in London

We had a sleep in this morning and I spoilt myself in the huge shower and washed my hair.  It still does my head in that there are no power sockets in the bathrooms here and hair dryers etc must be used in other rooms where there are mirrors.  I achieved the required look in front of the bedroom mirror but it is just not the same as having everything to hand in the bathroom, still when in London.....

We ventured out into the busy city soon after and had breakfast round the corner from Trafalgar Square.  We came back to the ticket booth in Leicester Square and bought tickets for tonight's performance of Agatha Christies Mousetrap, something we have always wanted to see but never had time before.  

This done we took a walk around St Martins Square to find the theatre of the same name so we knew where we were going tonight.  A slow meandering walk back to the hotel from there took us through many little streets and lanes where we found an amazing mix of shops and so many little pubs we lost count.  And the names are so cute too - The Porcupine, The White Swan, The Moon on the Water,  The Slug and Lettuce  -  just to name a few.

A quick change of clothes and then we were off to the National Gallery to meet Auntie Muriel for lunch.  We arrived first and when we saw her we found Gwenda had come in with her.  What a lovely surprise and we spent a very nice afternoon together staying there for lunch and moving round the corner to the National Portrait Gallery for afternoon tea.  

We said goodbye to Auntie Muriel about 3.30 and then had a walk with Gwenda to Covent Garden where Bill become the main attraction after being pulled out of the crowd by a cheeky street performer.  It was very funny and Bill did a great job throwing knives to her.  Hope he doesn't perfect that skill at home!  

After this we said goodbye to Gwenda too and made our way back home to get ready for our show tonight.  We retraced our steps of this morning and found our theatre without a problem.  We enjoyed the show which is now in it's 60th year - an absolute gem and of course we are sworn to secrecy about whodunit! 

 After the show we had a pizza in Leicester Square and a quick visit to M and M World  where Bill went crazy with the camera (Bianca wanted photos) and then home to bed. It had been a wonderful day just doing normal things but the whole time taking in the most wonderful, famous sites as we walked from place to place.  

See you tomorrow!