London Calling!

London! What a fabulous weekend we had there! It all started in the Oxford train station where we spotted a British celebrity, Anna Popplewell, famous for her roles in the Chronicles of Narnia series as the oldest sister Susan. Click here to see a picture of her to jog your memory! Funny enough, she was on our train to London, and we ended up sitting with her. We were polite and did not annoy her. Plus, she was interesting to watch as she was memorizing lines for an upcoming production of Emma! I also saw her pick her nose... that's a child actor for you, I suppose!
When we arrived in London, we went to the famous Harrods department store, where everything was luxurious, designer, and costly! I almost bought my first pair of designer jeans, but then I thought better of it. :) The best part about Harrods was the food halls--imagine a gourmet food market full of fancy cheeses, foods, chocolates, and meats. They even had a fish section! The fish section actually made me kind of nauseous, because fish smells like fish, no matter how much you charge for it, so I did not tarry there for long!
We then traveled to Tunbridge Wells, an exclusive suburb of London, for a party of a friend we knew there. On the way, we met the Crown Jeweler!!! He is in charge of the Crown Jewels for the Queen, and also designing all of her new jewelry! Pretty cool, eh! He was our second British celebrity of the day. We were stoked. Click here to see a picture of some of the crown jewels guarded at the Tower of London.
Day 2 included the National Gallery of Art, Trafalgar Square, a walk down Parliament Row, and sightseeing by Westminster Hall, the Abbey, and Big Ben. Later we rode the London Eye, the gigantic ferris wheel constructed for the millenium which opened in 2003. It was truly a lovely day. We concluded the evening by going to see Chicago, the musical, in the lively West End district. It was a fabulous production, and it had us all singing little ditties about foxy ladies committing murder for the entire next week. After the show, we had some drinks, enjoyed the bars of London, and called it a night. Please click here to see my picasa web album called London town for pictures of our lovely trip. :)