London Day 1

December 18, 2007 Rickmansworth, London, England

9:17am Awake to start our day of sightseeing

11:18am After walking to the train station, Lynette, Leah and I hop on to the train to central London. First stop, Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum




12:01pm Arrive at the Museum and receive that VIP treatment thanks to Mark Sephton my dear brother-in-law. No questions asked just the wave on through including at the Chamber of Horrors: Serial Killers.

Definition: A chamber of a cellblock pathway where freaky actors leap out at you from dark corners getting so close you can almost feel them but they never do touch you (in theory). It was one of the most hilarious experiences in a very creepy way. When put in the right context, it is amazing what a puff of air across the legs can do!

1:16pm Make our way to Camden Market

3:47pm After walking through the markets and having some lunch, we head back to the tube to move further into the city for some of the famous sights. First stop the London Eye.

6:00pm Again thanks to the great Mark Sephton we were able to get the VIP treatment on the London Eye giving us a great view of London at dusk. After seeing Big Ben, the Parliament Building, and Westminster Abbey; we decided that we needed to see a show while we were in town. We purchased our tickets to see Lord of the Rings at the Leicester Square station and decided to find a quaint café’ to seek some shelter from the cold and take a break before the show.

7:20pm Arrive at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. After finding our seats I try to take a picture of the truly amazing set but get yelled at. I made one more attempt with Leah being used as a screen and complete strangers acting as the diversion. The dark picture is the best I could do. (The other picture I got from their web site)

7:30pm Lord of the Rings begins

10:30pm This Absolutely, Amazing, Spectacular show comings to an end. To try and describe the last three hours would be too hard of a task for me to even attempt. Astonishing!

10:47pm Tube Station Spiral Staircase of death…well maybe not death but definitely motion sickness. It just kept going and going. I now understand why everyone was waiting to use the lift.

11:10pm Human “Sub” Sandwich

11:13pm Thought the first ride was tight. 2nd one, add the jam

11:16pm Break free from the human trap. Catch train back to Rickmansworth.

2:07am After another late night chat with Leah, we head to bed