Got to Buckingham Palace just as the band began marching so got to see that, but wasn’t able to get a spot by the gate to see the actual changing of the guard.
Went to a cheap department store at Marble Arch called Primark. Got a shirt and it’s a good thing I’m a patient fellow since I’m traveling with girls. Following this we traveled to Victoria Station so that they could get tickets for Wicked tonight. I dropped by a nearby fish and chips place recommended by Rick Steves called Seafresh Fish Restaurant. Delicious.
After taking a nap at the hostel, I decided to go see Avenue Q around Leicestor Square. For ₤10 it was a great deal although I later found out that my leg room was limited. You get what you pay for. I had two hours to kill before the show. Leicestor Square is where all the movie premieres in London take place. I got to see one for “It’s a Wonderful Afterlife” from the same director as “Bend It Like Beckham.” Not too crowded and they had some kids perform Bollywood dances beforehand to “Thriller’ and the like before the celebs showed up. Mark Addy, Jimi Mistry, and Sendhil Ramamurthy (Mohinder from Heroes) were there and I’m pretty sure I saw John Landis. A couple guys were yelling all the celebs first names in hope of getting pics and autographs from them. It really is annoying and some other people in the crowd yelled the names just to make fun of the instigators. It really would deter me from signing if I was a celeb, as some of them did today. Pretty good time waster, though.
Followed this up with a free Monopoly meal at McDonald’s (Big Mac and apple pie). I’ve been picking up game pieces like I did in Switzerland and grabbed the apple pie sticker off an abandoned cup. Sweet deal.
Avenue Q is a riot. “The Internet is for Porn” is still the classic song, but the whole soundtrack is hilarious. “Schadenfreude” is a fitting “German” song. The British version tweaks certain things like mentioning unpopular prime minister Gordon Brown.
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