Final Posts about Europe

Georgia in the phone booth calling the old man.

After our sightseeing around London during the day we went down to the West End to see Picadilly Circus (above) that night.

One of the highlights of my trip was that night when we went to see the original Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre. We bought our tickets in the morning and although it wasn't cheap, it was well worth it. I'll never experience a better performance or venue than the original musical in the original theatre. It's run non-stop there since the musical opened in 1986. The entire experience was great and the cast was excellent. The special effects and imagery were what you would want from a West End production. This definitely capped off a great trip to the British Isles.
We stayed the night in a nice hotel in Notting Hill and the next morning made our way to the train station. We made a quick stop at Kensington Palace to see where Princess Diana lived and walked through Kensington Park, Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park. We walked along the Serpentine (which is a lake in the park) and stopped at the Peter Pan statue to take a picture. After our short excursion we headed to Waterloo Station to catch our train to South Hampton to board the Queen Mary II and head home.

Peter Pan statue in Hyde Park.

Harry Potter fans prepared for the weather.

The Serpentine.