Monday
We started the day at the Tower of London, getting into the medieval scene. I'm not sure what I thought the tower would be beforehand, but I was surprised how much I really enjoyed it. We were entertained by the beefeaters, marveled at some of the buildings that reminded me of Princeton, and were dazzled by the Crown Jewels.
After the tower, we grabbed lunch to go and made our way to Kensington Gardens on a hunt for Peter Pan. When we came up from the tube station we were met with rain. Boo. At least there was a covered place for a picnic. It was wet and cold, but still very beautiful. The rain set a misty romantic backdrop for our walk through the park.
The museum of Natural History was conveniently close to the park and a tube station, so we stopped in for sweets and a hot drink. What a beautiful building! And I love that so many of the museums are free.
The end cap to the night was a magnificent performance of Les Miserables in the intimate setting of Queen's Theatre. Wow. We all were teary-eyed and the sentiment and songs have continued to follow us...it is such a powerful musical! I would also like to point out that my parents went to Thai food with us before the show and actually enjoyed it. Huge win for the expanding the family's culinary horizons.