Day 4 - Last day in London

Our last day in London and we decided to explore. Larry was up and out early and we met up in the lobby only to find out that he had purchased front row seats for Wicked that evening. Wicked was at a theatre just around the corner from our hotel so we were passing the marquee everyday. We were thrilled.

We headed to Victoria Station and took the train to Piccadilly Circus. There we split up and Casey and I wandered through a bunch of used bookstores and an outdoor market. We made our way to Covent Garden which was a very busy area of London. Larry and Greg headed another direction looking for sporting goods stores.

We decided to meet up at Harrods for an afternoon of shopping (expensive shopping I might add). Everything at Harrods was so expensive. In the bedding department, a small throw pillow was $100. Sheets ran about $500. We went to the famous pet department which was closed (wasn't too impressed with what we saw through the windows either). They are supposed to have exotic animals but we didn't see them. I was going to buy Kitty a new collar but $40 was way too expensive.

After browsing through a lot of departments, we headed across the street to a Lebanese restaurant. We all decided to have something different. Casey had Falafal and lamb and okra, Greg had spicy chicken wings and lamb kabobs, Larry had a mixed greens salad and chicken and mushroom in mustard sauce, and I had hummus and chicken curry with almonds and coconut. Overall the food was very good but Greg didn't care for lamb.


After lunch we walked to Hyde Park where we split up once again. Casey and I walked down to the Prince Albert statue and then went to the Princess Diana memorial fountain. The fountain didn't look like much from afar but up close it was striking. The circular fountain took twists and slight turns and the water rushed and was calm. It was very lovely.
Next we met back together at Harrods and had sweets at the Chocolate Bar that we had discovered earlier.

Casey has a chocolate beverage that was basically an expresso size cup of melted chocolate. Greg had the Venezuela hot chocolate. Larry had pistachio ice cream and I had a white chocolate strawberry milkshake. It was all very yummy.
After indulging in such rich sweets we decided that instead of taking the train back to the hotel, we would walk off all of the calories. It was a very long walk and it took us by many of the foreign embassies.
Back at the hotel we packed our suitcases as we had an early wake up the next morning to catch the ferry to Calais. Then we were off to see Wicked.
The show was fantastic and such a treat. I highly recommend that you go see it if you haven't. After the theatre let out, Casey and I walked across the street to Victoria Station to stock up on Cadbury bars before leaving London. Casey also got a Cadbury Egg McFlurry at the McDonalds in the train station. It was actually pretty good.