For Marsha's birthday I planned an overnight trip to London. I didn't tell Marsha or anybody what the plans were until we actually got down there. We left Saturday morning and headed to our hotel, Hendon Hall, in North London. After checking in and getting ready we headed to Trafalgar Square for dinner at the Texas Embassy. It is a Mexican restaurant we ate at once before, when we went to see Phantom of the Opera six years ago. After eating we had about an hour and a half until the show started, Grease, at the Piccadilly Theatre in the West End section of London near Piccadilly Circus (not really a circus!). We kinda just hung out near Piccadilly Circus and watched the people (sometimes freaks) down in London. The show was very,very good and was sold out, as they usually are. We had seats in the stall section about 11-12 rows from the stage. Marsha had trouble seeing in the first act as there was a pretty tall guy sitting in front of her so when the second act started we swapped seats so she could see. We are already making plans for our next show(s) which are Wicked (Apollo Victoria Theatre) and Dirty Dancing (Aldwich Theatre). Here are some photos from our trip:
Front entrance of Hendon Hall . . .
. . . another one.
The back garden of the hotel, this was what we saw from our big window in the room.
Another shot of the back garden . . .
. . . and another.
A picture of the room from the door (it looks pink but it was more orange).
This is a very special because it is rare that Marsha will let you take her picture!
The view from our bed.
Another picture she must love me!
The remains of our breakfast on Sunday morning, ham/cheese omelet, fresh fruit, toast and some juice.
Another window view to the garden.
The Texas Embassy restaurant in Trafalgar Square.
Piccadilly Circus . . .
. . . some more.
A large Ford limo we spotted.
Another option to travel around, this would have been cool to ride in (maybe next time).
So that was our weekend, we had fun and couldn't have done it without Audrey's help babysitting so thanks Audrey. We will celebrate Marsha' B-Day (again) next week with all the kids and some cake!!
Labels: Birthday, Grease, London, Marsha, Piccadilly Theater
Last night for Marsha's Birthday Eve (is that a phrase?) we played some Hand and Foot. During the game we also got to chat with Mom, Teresa, James, Briana, Jeff, Tyler, Dallan and Jim on the webcam which was fun - we need to do that more often. Here are the scores from our game last night -
