Day 4

Now Nellie's first time on a double-decker bus was on Day 2, but the whole reason we were on it was because we decided to go see a movie since it was late and rainy and there was nothing else to do. For two people with several degrees and numerous qualifications between us, we never quite figured out how we managed to miss a great big movie theater marquee as we apparently walked and drove past it about 4 times. Day 3 we finally found it, but most of the movies ended before we got there, so we gave up. So Tuesday morning we showed up half an hour early, at the correct movie theater, to see a movie about America while we were in England. Perhaps you've heard of it:

We didn't even realize until it was ending that we were watching a movie about Mardi Gras on Mardi Gras, which was pretty cool, especially since there were no other MG celebrations going on that day that we could see. Of course it gave Nellie nightmares, but that's beside the point.

Since we were downtown that day we also went to Kensington Palace so Nellers could stand where Princess Diana stood, and then we moved onto the Park. The Gardens were wildly unexceptional given that it was winter but as we moved onto Hyde Park things were pretty cool. We went back to the Peter Pan park and grabbed a photo of the mini Big Ben:

Time Flies...And So Do You, I See

We went around to all the statues in the Park (if you're ever lost, that's the only way to find your way around), and went back to the path behind the Peter Pan statue which leads the back of some gated house in the Park (I never did quite figure out who it belongs to).

As I do love statue pictures:

and phone booths...

 

Same booth as last time, if I recall correctly.

That night we went to see Sister Act the Musical at the Palladium with my old roommate from London (who is in and of herself buckets of fun). We were basically peeing our pants because it's set in Reno and we were probably the only people from Reno in the crowd. 'Course, it turned out that they reset it in the East, but it was so Fabulous that we forgave them for that (yes, Fabulous was one of the songs). Doesn't the set just make you feel all homey for the casinos?:

 It also had a few amazing quotes, such as "If this is the way to Heaven, screw Hell", and "He's upped the contract to $25,000!" "$25,000? Now that's respect!", "$25,000? We could repair the entire convent with that! Oh I'm sorry, that sounded insensitive." and from the old nun "Do a shot when you save a soul!".

All in all, a marvelous evening in which, I admit, we did take unbooked cabs--but still managed to make it back from Day 4 just fine.