We left rainy Ireland for foggy London and arrived at the Morgan House. It was a quaint bed and breakfast that cost a lot less than most places to stay in London. The first day was a whirlwind of underground tube (subway), enormous amounts of tourists crowding the streets like there was a festival, beautiful architecture, and friendly locals. We headed to Leicester Square that contained at least 15 theatres. We searched diligently for half priced tickets which we read about in our Lonely Planet’s “Europe on a Shoestring” book. Regi and I really wanted to see “The Phantom of the Opera” but the vendors on the street said that either there was no tickets left for that night or there was only one left. Not to be deterred, we headed to the actual box office at “Her Majesty’s Theatre” a few minutes before show time. Our persistence paid off and we got two nice seats for a good price. It was a powerful performance with stunning stage affects.
The following day we met up with Jolanta (Regi’s Lithuanian cousin). We had a spirited time chatting in a coffee shop, dinning at an Italian restaurant with hot waiters that couldn’t speak much English, and walking around the city at night seeing the sites. There was a lot of waiting for me (Bernie) to finish taking photos.
We even stopped in at an elegant pub across from the Parliament that Jolanta works at. Five Lithuanians work at this pub and they want to convince the owner to rename the pub to “The Lithuanian Pub”. :-)
On the third day we were off again to Nice, France by plane followed by a bus and train ride to La Roquette Sur Siagne, a village near Grasse. We met our host family and they seem very friendly. We get to live in a 150 year old house that is just amazing. I will be sure to tell you more about it all in the blogs to come.
Until next time…
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