Day 4-downtown London and drama

No parents, it's not high school drama, it's shakespeare...and Wicked. But we'll get to that later.

We awoke to breakfast and got straight on the tube to head for Westminster Abbey at 9 am. This was a special day because we got to meet Susannah, the leader of our tour guide company. She has taken pretty much every other group, and today we got to have her take half of us through Westminster Abbey. The Abbey itself was monstrous, and quite intimidating from the outside. The inside was no less daunting, but it was ornate and decorated, down to the last stone. We got to see an array of famous dead people, they didn't talk much, but it was nice to be in their company. Robbie dropped an axe kick on darwin's face. We also got to see Shakespeare's memorial, Jane Austen's grave, Sir Isaac Newton's grave, William Wilberforce, a bunch of royal dudes and dudets, and a nifty grave we saw was the tomb of the unknown soldier. It is dedicated to all soldiers who have died in wars defending the country, and have been unidentified thus far. It is the only non-royal grave that is not stepped on. Even the Queen doesn't step on it. Coronations also take place in the Abbey, but we didn't see one, the Queen is still on the throne, God save the Queen. Oh and if any of us ever complain about our uniforms, tell your child to remember the uniforms and knickers they saw exiting the Abbey.

We walked down to the Globe and had an array of options for a spot of lunch. Everything from an English equivalent to Chikfila, to pizza, and authentic Greek food.

The Globe started with a tour led by one of the actors and we got to sit inside the actual theatre. IT was epic, and it was literally a realistic replica of the original theatre. The biggest part was a workshop, where we learned and worked with an excerpt from Romeo and Juliet. Cody Gardner proved to be a handful for the actor. Everyone had a blast.

We then walked across the Millenium Bridge, and headed to St. Paul's Cathedral. We didn't get to go inside, but did get details on the construction process, and got to walk all the way around it. We hopped on the tube and headed to Buckingham Palace, in the rain. It was wet but fun, and we also got to see that the Queen was in. She didn't wave back to us from inside the building, but we can still imagine she knew we were there.

Dinner was a delicious chicken dish with potatoes. Seems they are trying to stuff us with protein while we are in England. But don't worry, we burn it off with all the walking. After dinner was Wicked. It can be described in one word...PHENOMENAL. The play was a blast, and even the non theatre appreciative enjoyed it, aka Andrew Lucas.

We almost got lost in the tube on the way home, and lots of yelling the right directions was involved. But our last ride on the underground was fun, and we will miss the underground passengers. But we did arrive home safely, and that is how we can deliver this to you. Hope you enjoy! See you tomorrow.