We heard much about torture this morning since we went to the Tower of London. We took the hour long Beefeater tour and he had great pleasure scaring the snot out of the children in our tour group. We learned about how the Tower of London had an escape rate of 1 in 42, making it a pretty crappy jail. Speaking of crap, he gave us a funny little story about the moat being the toilet for the entire tower. Sounds like it would've smelled the WORST. We were afraid of long lines for the Crown Jewels, but once again we lucked out and there really weren't any queues. We didn't do any dungeons, so torture devices weren't seen by us, but we did see the burial site of Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard.
After the Tower, we walked to the Tower Bridge and did the little museum inside. We zipped through it since time was really not on our side today, but we did get some nice views of the Thames. We also got to see the engine rooms (no longer operational today) which were quite massive.
Next on our day's list was the Shakespeare Globe tour. I was saddened to learn that this was not in fact the real Globe. We did however pass the original site of both the Globe AND the Rose Theaters. Sad that neither is around anymore. I didn't like how the tour guides kept referring to the theater as Shakespeare's Globe when in fact, he was never around to see this one. It was amazing to sit inside. It really felt like we were seeing a show from back then. Of course it helped that there was a rehearsal going on for Richard the III. They were in tech rehearsals (opens in 3 days) so they were in Elizabethan costume and still calling for lines. Mark Rylance was performing the lead. I was bummed that we couldn't take pictures inside (due to the rehearsals).
We walked over the Millennium bridge to St. Paul's. We were able to sneak in to hear the choir sing. Amazing acoustics inside that church. We're going to return on another day so we can actually do the tour. We weren't able to take pictures inside here either! What gives, London?!
We capped off the night with Matilda the Musical. I had been bugging Aaron to take me ever since we bought the London tickets. I know that he was a little skeptical at first but we were both loving it. The Trunchbull antics were spot on from the book. The first act was better than the first and towards the end, a piece of the set fell and the show had to be paused for about 5 minutes.
After the show, we went to some random Chinese restaurant and Aaron claims to have had some of the best dumplings in soup he's ever had. London has quite the night life. We walked into a casino and lost 10 pounds to roulette and slots. Aside from the crappy weather, I quite like it here. I know Trixie would thoroughly love the lower temps.
Speaking of Trixie, Aaron made a ridiculously stupid joke the other day.
What are Trixie's favorite foods in London? 1. Fish and Trix 2. Trix and Chips 3. Furry Curry.
What type of drink does Trixie like? T (tea)
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