Oliver!

Hello Dear Readers,

More on my Sister and Mom's trip to London last week. Mom left on Friday for Cyprus with Chris while Cat, Pat and I had a grand day out in the city. In the morning Cat and I went to Leisceister Square to get discount tickets to a West End show (and randomly ran into Chris's cousin, who lives in North London. Who says it's a big impersonal city?). We were hoping for Lion King but they didn't offer cheap tickets. Instead we went with Oliver which was a FANTASTIC show! And I remembered a lot more of the songs than I thought I did. But first, while waiting for our brother to get there we did a highlights tour of the National Gallary (led by me, showing Cat some of my favorites)

Then we went across the street to St. Martin's in the Fields and had lunch in the Crypt. Yes, really in the crypt where they put dead people.

Here we are sitting over grave stones...... and next is the Drury Lane Theatre where we saw the show. The sets were amazing, they changed the background cityscape so you feel like they are really running through the theatre. At one point a train was supposed to be passing overhead onstage and I was confused for about a minute when it didn't go by, I was that absorbed in the show!

After the show we headed to Gordon's Wine bar, the oldest bar in London, but first encountered some Dalaaks...

After Cat figured out how to take pictures by candlelight (we sat and had a drink actually in the old wine celler) we drained the bottle and talked for a solid hour as only Lindon's can. Loudly, with much teasing and bickering. Great times, we should do this more often than once every 3 years.....

Feeling a little tipsy, we traipsed over toward Waterloo Station, where Cat and I went on our "flight" on the Eye. Luckily the long line let us sober up a little before we went up.

Aww, what a fantastic trip. I wish Cat could visit every weekend! Thanks for coming over sissy!