London - Day 2

Woke up to a fresh day - blue skies and about 13 degrees so no need for heavy jackets or umbrellas.  Jan had breakfast in the hotel while I decided that I wasn't all that hungry - having eaten chocolate before bed time last night, no wonder! We then headed to the Embankment and got the water taxi to Bankside to visit and do a tour of The Globe theatre. I know I keep using the same descriptive words, but it was very interesting and I have a whole new appreciate of Shakespeare -even though I still don't understand most of it! Way too much double innuendo and deep for me.

Then we headed back on the river taxi towards our hotel we where we went for a light lunch at a cafe near the hotel.  Back to our room to change and then a wander through Covent Garden markets - which are immediately behind our hotel, then a coffee in a nearby cafe and then to see our show at the Duchess Theatre. 

While we were sitting in the downstairs bar at this delightful little theatre, a lass came in and asked us if we had seen her little dog that had run away. Only because I had seen a picture of this same lass on the bill board out the front of the theatre, I realized that she was one of the cast so we played along with not knowing where the dog was but offering to help look for it if required. And so the fun began.  As we went to take our seats a fellow asked us if we had seen a missing dog..., or the boxed set of his Duran Duran CDs! Even before the play had started there was all sorts of mayhem, confusion and hysterical theatrics occurring on the stage, and then the play began in earnest.  From the first moments we were both laughing so much that our sides hurt.  It was such a great little farce and so cleverly done.  We thoroughly enjoyed the show and should it come to your neck of the woods (it is only very recent in the UK), you will be doing your laughing gear a favour by going along to see it.
We should have realized how 'silly' and how much of a hoot it was going to be based on a couple of the billboards out the front!

So full of good cheer and still laughing over the show we headed back to the hotel where we had a much needed cuppa.  Jan has talked me into going to the London Dungeon show tomorrow morning - she is in big trouble if there are real rats there, is all I can say!!! So back to our next best friends at the Concierge desk to book our tickets. Again back in our room for a Baileys on Ice and developing a plan for the evening.  This has given me time to bring you up to date while I sip my beverage in comfort.  More to follow after dinner - as I'm Jan will have done something else noteworthy by then!