All Things Wicked and Dinner with Americans

OMG!! We are just home from the play - Wicked - and that it was - wicked, outrageously good. But first dinner.

After a little after rest, we mosied down the street to the Ebury Wine bar for a little dinner and of course some vino (afterall, why go to a wine bar to just eat). Dinner was simple, not the best but good enough and the wine was tasty. The old broads struck up some dinner conversation with our neighbors, an older couple (yes, there are actually older travelers than us) from Vancouver, Washington. Didn't know there was such a place but they assured us they didn't live in British Columbia, the "other" Vancouver. Nice couple. They have truly traveled the world, exotic places like Egypt, Greece, andAfrica, where they slept in tents on the Seringetti (sp?). It was great to swap stories with folks who are as passionate about traveling.

Okay, back to the play. Wicked has been at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London since 2006. The theatre itself is beautiful - large but intimate - very ornate. The setting and costumes were lavish. The play is based on the acclaimed novel by Gregory Maguire that re-imagined the stories and characters created by L. Frank Baum in ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’, WICKED tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two girls who first meet as sorcery students. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfil their destinies as Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

The vocals prompted tears a few times - it was that good. (If you were ever in doubt, the old broads really ARE a couple of old softies - battleaxes, yes - but still pretty marshmellowy.)

Okay so totally off the subject, we have been earning our Fitness Challenge checkpoints. In fact, we think Becky Fortenbury should approve extra credit for all the stairs - remember 6 flights every time we leave our room. Forget something, it's 6 flights to retrieve it. We should have incredibly well toned rumps before its all said and done.

Micki, we haven't seen a single cat since getting here and tonight was the first time we saw any dogs. What's up with that? In our other travels there were animals everywhere, like in Germany where people bring their dogs to dinner in the resturants. It might be a city thing. We're hoping for a little more pet action when we get into the countryside. Well it's late and we have a big day planned tomorrow, Westminister, British Museum, Templers Church, and House of Parliment (got to see those guys in the wigs). Until later....