Walking the streets of London
Yesterday was our “independence day” – each school group ventured into London and had their own afternoon and evening before rejoining together to go to the theatre. It was a delightful day, partly cloudy and warm, a great day to be outside. We were dropped off near Green Park, so we walked across the park to glance a view of Buckingham Palace before walking back up to Piccadilly Circus and then to Covent Garden. Some serious shopping ensued before we gathered back together to tuck in to some dinner.
Tradition calls for me to take my group to an English pub for a good pub meal, so we found ourselves at a small place near Covent Garden. Alas, another school group beat me there, so it was full. Fate, I think. Because we then went down the street to another place, one that I took my group to several years ago. After we settled in, coming in just behind us was another group, the students from Woodward Academy.
One of the greatest things about this trip is the people that you get to meet from other schools. We have truly enjoyed meeting several new friends, and, for me personally, I’ve met some excellent new friends from Woodward. It was a delightful coincidence to have them join us at dinner.
After dinner, we ventured to the coaches for a short ride to Victoria Palace to see Billy Elliot. An excellent show, the young man who played Billy was absolutely incredible. His dancing was amazing, and the rest of the cast did a darn fine job too.
We arrived back at Charterhouse at about midnight, so today we’re sleeping in a bit and relaxing with our last on campus day. Tomorrow, our last trip–it’s off to Windsor Castle and a boat ride on the River Thames.
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Just want to thank you one more time (perhaps the last) and tell you how much I have enjoyed your blog postings and flikr photos. My son, Carson Elliott, is the long-haired blond kid (boy) with the Peninsula School group and after the first week, Barbie pretty much stopped sending pictures. Fortunately Carson faithfully sent email posts almost every day.
Your narratives and pictures have meant a lot to me; I’ve waited for them, the way one does anticipate such things, and read them faithfully, as well as recommending them to other parents in our group. Thanks again!
One thing I noticed: there is a boy in your group who looks like James McAvoy, the Scottish actor. He is in most of your photos!
Anne
P.S. Enjoy your last day of the ISCA 2010 tour!
another p.s. Was it the Peninsula group that pre-empted you at Porter’s?
Thank you for your compliments! And, no, it wasn’t your group. I’ve enjoyed working with Barbie on several of these ISCA tours!