Today was the end of our detour into Wales. While I think we all appreciated the countryside, we were all ready to return to the excitement of the city. We did have one more stop to make in Wales before heading back to London.
Tintern Abby is another deserted holy sight. This one feels a little different because most of the walls are still standing. All that's missing is a roof, windows and flooring and it could be up and in operation in no time. It also helped that we had blue skies on our final travel day. This was well worth our stop.
While traffic into London on Fridays can be particularly bad, we made good time and beat the crowd. How hotel for the weekend was in London City, inside the walls of the original London. This is now the banking and business section of the city which means it is much quieter on the weekends. We didn't really have enough time to look around the area since we had a play this evening and also needed to eat dinner before hand. We decided to head over to the Soho, West End area early and walk around. This is a very busy shopping and entertainment area. While some of the stores are specific to England most are names you'd find in any large US city. It was still fun to browse.
Our play this evening, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night, was quite interesting. If you've read the book, you'll know the main character is a 15 year old boy with Asbergers, a form of Autism. I was curious to see how they would relate this in a play. They did an excellent job using an unusual box stage set, flashing lights and assorted characters that helped tell the story. They also used strobe lights which caused a play goer to have a seizure. while I appreciated the acting and script writing, I can't say this was the most uplifting play I've watched. It was still worth the price of admission.
Tintern Abby is another deserted holy sight. This one feels a little different because most of the walls are still standing. All that's missing is a roof, windows and flooring and it could be up and in operation in no time. It also helped that we had blue skies on our final travel day. This was well worth our stop.
While traffic into London on Fridays can be particularly bad, we made good time and beat the crowd. How hotel for the weekend was in London City, inside the walls of the original London. This is now the banking and business section of the city which means it is much quieter on the weekends. We didn't really have enough time to look around the area since we had a play this evening and also needed to eat dinner before hand. We decided to head over to the Soho, West End area early and walk around. This is a very busy shopping and entertainment area. While some of the stores are specific to England most are names you'd find in any large US city. It was still fun to browse.
Our play this evening, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night, was quite interesting. If you've read the book, you'll know the main character is a 15 year old boy with Asbergers, a form of Autism. I was curious to see how they would relate this in a play. They did an excellent job using an unusual box stage set, flashing lights and assorted characters that helped tell the story. They also used strobe lights which caused a play goer to have a seizure. while I appreciated the acting and script writing, I can't say this was the most uplifting play I've watched. It was still worth the price of admission.
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