I'm REALLY glad to hear everyone is ok after yesterdays storms. Best of luck dealing with the terrible Nebraska weather...
London was pretty chilly today, which actually fit the bill pretty well seeing as how we went to Westminster Abbey today! I saw more tombs and memorials than I can recall, most exciting of which are the tombs of 17 Kings and Queens of England including Mary Queen of Scots, Mary I of England (Bloody Mary) and Elizabeth I (the Virgin Queen). I saw the coronation chair which has been used to coronate almost every King of England since William the Conqueror. I saw the tomb of Chaucer and Charles Darwin and Isaac Newton and Charles Dickens. Is it weird that I become breathless standing over the dead body of some of humanity's most influential figures? Seriously though. It sounds kinda weird.
We also saw the Wallace collection, with a ton of ancient pieces of art and furniture. It was a big old mansion that was donated as an art musem once old man Wallace died.... Mrs. Wallace died when Mr. Wallace pushed her down the stairs and broke her neck. Classy. I got to see (and touch... ra hahah Wallace collection police) an entire bedroom set that was in Queen Marie Antoinette's private quarters at Versailles... oh man.
As far as last night goes, Nathan and I went to Wicked (Which, Jerome, is an amazing Broadway play and the prequel to the Wizard of Oz) which was incredible!! Elphaba was perfect and Glinda was hilarious and they even had drink specials going at the Apollo bar for each witch... Glinda's drink had glitter in it. Needless to say I chose the other. After that, a few of us took the Tube to Soho, watched a scene from a movie be filmed in front of local bar and just barely missed participating in some sort of political uprising just after midnight. There were old cars, tons of people screaming and lots of flags from Saudi Arabia. Too bad we didn't make it in time...
All else is well!!! Tomorrow... TGIF.... in LONDON. Someone stop me. ;)
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Margie---no TGIF in London!! Also, remember the COST of such goings on!! Please oh please be safe girl. Question: Do you project that you will get an A in this class (as it sounds like you are most definately an active participant)? Question 2: Since I now know how much you love Museums, I look forward to scheduling a nice trip to explore a few great museums here in (ho-hum) Nebraska and surrounding states. You will just love Pioneer Village in Minden, the Florence Train Station Museum and The Bank of Florence. We'll go see the Prairie Sod House Museum just north of Lincoln and the original Pony Express station near Gothenburg. Stuhr Museum in Grand Island is a noted historical spot and we can stop on our way to Buffalo Bill's Scout's Rest Ranch in Kearney. Boot Hill in Ogalalla is a favorite and we can stop at Carhenge as well. Finally, we will make an eastern swing to one of my all time favorite's, the birthplace of Marion Morrison....you know him as John Wayne, aka, the Duke, in Winterset, Iowa. Looking forward to your return in late July so we may sneak these all in before classes start again on the home campus. Love ya girl, the dad-man
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