Just a quick visit to the UK on the way back. We tried to work out how to see the family in Manchester but there just wasn't the time and on short notice it was way too expensive.
The day we arrived we had organise to have dinner with my cousin Julie & her hubby Clinton who moved to London. It was funny to be going to a dinner we booked in 5 months ago! Before dinner Adam and I went for a walk through Hyde Park, the sunset was very pretty.
Buckingham Palace...
The following day we took it easy... we 'found' the National Gallery and Trafalgar Square. We spent a bit of time in the gallery - actually about an hour plus the gift shop. We joined a free tour and saw 4 paintings but we learnt alot about the function and purpose of art and how to read the story. The National Gallery covers a period of approx. 800 years up to 1900.
Just a street or two in London...
In the afternoon we checked out where Julie works at the Haymarket Hotel, just beautiful!That evening we took in a show - 'Macbeth' starring Patrick Stewart as Macbeth. It was our first time seeing a serious Shakespear play (although it was a modern setting) and we though Patrick Stewart would be a good incentive. I think we both enjoyed it.
The following day Adam had to work and I went family history searching (where possibly the rudest people in England worked and researched!). That aside, I did find a marriage 'certificate' for some ancestors from 1808 - although this side of the family is being challenging. I have a theory to follow up from home but it is a long shot...
Wednesday was time to go so we caught the Heathrow express to the airport and off to Tokyo we went.
Love and Hugs, Chel
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