Spring semester of 2006, I high-tailed it across the Atlantic Here it is! |
While Brianna was attending the University of London
in the Spring of 2006, Alissa and I paid her a brief visit.
It was a weekend filled with whirlwind tours and magnificent
entertainment offerings. Never in our lives had we packed so many
activities into so short a time.
The three of us were neatly tucked into the London Belvedere Hotel County Hall.
A premium accommodation to be sure, it is as palacial on the
inside as it appears on the outside... in one of the suites, perhaps!
Our quarters were very tidy, albeit demure. Perfect for two, cozy for three,
it would have been utterly crowded for four. The true luxury we enjoyed
the most was having a private bath.
The Lyceum, London 26 March, 2006 |
Brianna & Alissa in shades of grey. Tea Time, 26 March, 2006 |
Tower of London Pictures 26 March, 2006 (Many pictures) |
We saw Blue Man Group on the 25th, and The Lion King on the 26th.
As if that wasn't enough, we visited the British Museum, the National Gallery and the Tower of London as well
on those days. Not to mention an infinite number of Tube stations! Did I mention 'shopping?'
It was a day of depredation for me, or rather deprivation (both!)... not enough coffee!
We also stopped in at the rented room she was sharing in High Gate. Very nice.
Post 'Lion King' After-dinner Pub Crawl, 26 March, 2006 |
The Pineapple Dance Studio, where Brianna practiced whilst in Covent Garden |
Westminster Abbey, where the camera is allowed... (many pictures) |
On 27 March, 2006, we saw the London production of Les Miserables.
It was a life-long fulfillment for Alissa, maybe even for Brianna. For me, it was
a great surprise. I expected to be quite bored, but in the end, I was reduced to
a pitiful sobbing mess, hopelessly neo-romantic, now a converted fan of Victor Hugo...
not that I would ever have the attention span to read one of his books...
On the Tube 27 March, 2006 (Would it be best said 'in?') |
Brianna departs, 28 March, 2006 Now we were on our own... |
The Thames & the Globe Theatre, 28 March, 2006 |
All images Copyright 2006 EBBoykin, Jr
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