Wanderlust: London

Not such an early start today, so after breakfast we head toward the Ritz taking in several fabulous arcades along the way. They are all so beautifully decorated. The arcades we went through were very male oriented and very British, with tailor made suits, hats, ties, cufflinks, shoes etc. We stop in at the Ritz for our Christmas eve “Bolly”. It was lovely and an absolute institution but I do think the Ritz is a little jaded and more recognized for its tradition rather than its’ service.

We head off toward the theatre district and after a quick lunch settle in to watch “The Scottsboro Boys”. What an extraordinary piece of theatre….based on the true story of nine negroes who were charged with rape back in 1931 – of course they were all innocent. The almost all black cast played not only the nine accused but also the two white women, and various legal figures. The treatment of this storyline was a very powerful and sensitive piece of theatre – thoroughly recommend.

We head down to a bar that has been recommended – Gordon’s Bar – unfortunately it’s closed so we then start our big “walk”! Across the Thames down to the Tate before retracing our steps back to Westminster Bridge up the Strand and back toward home. We ended up at Cicchetti for dinner, just up around the corner in Picadilly from our hotel. Good Italian food, great service – another one I would recommend.

I feel like we’ve walked for miles so am about to fall into bed. I hope everyone is having a wonderful morning….we still have a few hours to go!