Day 2 London: Just walked Abbey Road! Saw Paul's offices, the roof of the final Let It Be performance, etc, etc. The list goes on. The Beatles ruled London in the 60s. I guess I've learned nothing from "Midnight In Paris" because I want to live in that era!!!!!!!!! I covet it!!!!!!! Oh well, I guess we'll never learn! After the wonderful Beatles tour, we visited Regent Street for some amazing shopping! We went to the famous 7 story toy story Hamley's where they had all this amazing, official Harry Potter merch!!!! OMG the wands were so cool! I wanted to buy Harry's Wand but then it's like, what do you do with a HP wand after the initial photo shoot of you in a cape casting spells?! lol That is a reoccuring theme... I want this amazing souvenior but then WHAT WILL I DO WITH IT WHEN I GET HOME?! Yes, I want those Royal Wedding biscuits for the William and Kate tin, no I don't need that! That beind said, I bought the most AMAZING heels with the Union Jack on them... talk about covet... :) After a quick rest we popped into the New Vic for some dinner. The New Vic is a great, experimental theater that has a bar and restaurant attached! What a great way to make money for a quirky theater company... giving me ideas.... It was so great to stay in the Theater district.... with my peoples... Day 3 London: I'm writing this from an internet cafe (no free wifi!!) from Heathrow airport. Our flight to Athens has been delayed 2 hours! Grr... Well, as long as we get there. They said it's going to be a busy flight, but at least it's under 3 hours long. I will probably just read magazines and work on my new play that I've just started. Some conclusive thoughts on the English after my two days here: We in America seem to have a sort of mythical way of looking at the British. We think of them as more sophisticated, more fashionable, funnier, etc. it seems. But other than a few idioms and a funny accent, they're really just like us! Well, they appreciate art more, which is lovely. And they've birthed some remarkable people. But so have we. But they have royalty, so that's cool. I can't believe William and Kate are going to be in LA tomorrow and I'm here! Funny timing... maybe the royal family is what creates this mythology for us surrounding the British. Ah, well, maybe I'll find out whenever I'm lucky enough to come back here. Until then, off to Athens to bask in the Athenian sun and pretend I'm a Greek goddess! |
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