London in a Nutshell

Wicked
Buckingham Palace
London Clock Tower (Big Ben)Chillin in Hyde Park (it was gorgeous outside)I added this picture because it was the first one taken of us back in the Spring of '95 in MesaLondon tower bridge


I had the most goodest (as Dallin would say) 3 days in London all spent with my bestest friend on this earth! I don't know where to begin or how to pack our fun into a small paragraph but I'll begin. First off, we flew very cheaply on Ryan Air. This is a no frills airline where you don't have assigned seats. You just rush to the plane hoping to get seats together. We finally arrived to our hotel and had a few hours until we saw Wicked. Let me tell you, for those who haven't heard of the play Wicked, you must google it or even check it out on you tube. It's super fun and the music is AWESOME! Our favorite songs are Popular and defying gravity. Mike even had a small portion of Popular memorized and in his quirkiest voice would sing it to me. I wanted to go back the 2nd day to sit in the foyer just to listen to it again. But, we had WAY to much to do! We had yummy Thai food for lunch that day and walked around Hyde park and Harrods. The only thing we could afford there was a magnet for the refrigerator.
The 2nd day we did all of the 'tourist' spots. We began by watching the changing of the guard at Buckingham palace, then walked (no short walk I must say) to Westminster Abbey, the London clock tower (big ben) the London bridge, tower bridge, and then called it quits around 5 in the evening. We laid around the hotel for a couple of hours until we headed back out to the Thai restaurant for dinner and pastries at a cute little cafe.
But, the best dessert we had was in one of the underground (subway) terminals. Don't get jealous when I tell you that we had KRISPY KREME'S! It's been almost 2 years since I've had one since they went bankrupt in AZ. We each had 2 donuts and spent about 9 dollars for those 4 donuts. They were well worth the money!!
We had an absolutely great time seeing London and LOVED being able to communicate with people. This will be one of the few trips where English is spoken and it was splendid. I want to go back to take the girls to Wicked, I'm not sure when that will happen though. We are very fortunate to have had the chance to take this trip together. We feel blessed to have had Mike's parents here to watch the gang and found everyone happy and healthy upon arrival. The video posted is from the changing of the guard. Mike darn near saluted them as they began the song!
Cheers!