london part 2

so we have wonderful weather and the forcast is even nicer over the next couple days

last night \i went to a play !!!!! no one else wanted to go, so \les let me go by myself and they headed bacl to shower. \i saw 39 steps. parts of it were excellent but i missed the gist of the play. i will have to look online and really understand what the purpose was. i loved going. some of it was hysterica. the Criterion is an old theater...I loved having the experience. Started at 4 and done at 6 and 35 pounds - ouch !!!!!!!!!!

at 6 Mel and Rodrigo met us for dinner. She is radiant. She is loved and loves back and it shows. She works for Pret a Manger and he for the trains. They love \London. It was fun to drink and after an italina dinner we went to another pub. Laughs and laughs over \lukas who needs a girlfriend but is too shy to go up to the girls - our recommendation was that he approad the table next to us with 5 beautiful girls: ask them if they are ready to order !!!! ha ha ha
de didnt do it but we had paper and a pen ready for him to pretend to be the waiter

i fell today - that was the worst part of the day ... we were walking to the subway station and i was looking UP, the design on the bldgs makes you want to look up nonstop, well ..........there was a long stupid drain for rain in the middle of the walkway - just big enough for my foot to fall into and bam !!!!! before i realized it, i was on the ground...now you may laugh but my tummy actually may have saved my face and definitely saved my foot/leg from breaking. it was a bad fall, really scary, but nothing more seious than a wet pant leg, a stained wet spot on my jacket, a scrape on the top of my foot and now - hours later - my back hurts. But our vacation could have been ruined. i am soooooooooo happy that i am OK. never saw the break in the sidewalk and if it were in the states - never in a million years would they leave a gap with one sign at either end or be it - you can't see it .....................and for the good part of the day -
sightseeing spots
we went to the london eye - it takes 30 min to go around and is very expensive, so we just looked.
we went on the Thames river cruise
we went to the london bridge and saw how it works and had a treat - a special presentation on bridges around the world
have i mentioned that london is exciting
the thrill is in the air
the thrill is everywhere
you MUST come to \london
we are at the Paddinton Hotel. it is reasonable, it is cute, it is clean, it is simple and best of all, located in a great location - close to main train station and close to Hyde park and has inexpensive restaurants all around it and close to the tube or subway too. it is a good choice folks.....breakfast was croissants and coffee and chocolate milk and cereal and yogurt and toast with bread and butter. simple and good = not expensive = maybe a 3 star rating. as long as it is clean , i am happy.
we saw the houses of parliament.
we saw st paul's cathedral and the choir was practicing. it was free cause it is Sunday - be sure to visit on a Sunday - you can't photograph but you also don't pay 11 pounds to walk around !!!! i prayed for free. rest assured that YOU were included in my prayers ....
in case i didnt mention it - London has a special feel and come immediately. bring someone to share the experience with. It is NOT that expensive and it is worth every penny. pound. centavo. peso. euro. zloty. trust me on this. worth it.

yesterday we visited the Queen and walked a lot around the park .... and generally got our bearings. Pics on another day guys ... get your bodies over here already.

love to all of you. Blanca

from there we took the river cruise - it was nice nice nice and informative. When i post pics i will give the details