Monday, November 27, 2023 - London

Our one day in London began at 8am. We were able to drop our luggage at our hotel before we headed out on our Big Bus Tour for the day. With only 24 hours at our disposal, we tried to find the easiest and most efficient way to see the city. With the hop-on, hop-off tour, we could go to the lanmarks we wanted to see and get to rest on the bus as we passed by less important sites. There were so many things we had seen on TV that felt magical to see in person. Our faborite was Big Ben, and you can tell by th epictures how excited we were to be there. We also saw the Westminster Abbey, and recalled the wedding we had seen there. It was really fun to be in these magnificent places knowing we had truly done everything we could to see London's finest. 







In the evening, we headed to the West End theater disctrict to have dinner and see Phantom of the Opera. It's one of my most favorite musicals, and I won't be able to get the songs out of my head for days. I think my favorite part aboutt his rendition was the chandelier which swung out over the crowd while it shot fireworks into the air. It was miraculous that no one was hurt! The cast and set design for the reast of the show were diving, but that chandelier is the real MVP of Phantom in London. 

Side note- I found it very impressive how many of the places in London had the she replaced with he as Charles is now king. They must've been preparing it forever, and we ready to go when she did pass. The show was at His Majesty's Theater which se=ounded like the most London Theater we could have been to. 


After the show, we headed back to the hotel for a quick cup of coffee before turning in for the night. The entire hotel is decorated with the geenery you can see in the picture below and it all smells SO good. I couldn't believe it was real! It was the perfect way to end our utterly exhausting day, and the anitcipation for the train ride to Paris was beginning to set in...

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