Well I woke up this morning with Stu’s cold 🙁 . Niggling throat and cough. We slept well with little noise, just a bit from other guests in the hallway, but nothing out of any normal hotel hallway.
We head downstairs to have breakfast, which is extra. They have a 5 GBP deal. Not knowing what is really close by, we decide to take advantage of that. Coffee and a croissant. We’ll find something else for tomorrow.
We rethought the idea of both of us going back to Gatwick to pick up our other luggage. The train cost us 40 GBP one way last night. We would need to do that twice and a cab to and from the guesthouse. So we get a quote from a cab company. 96.50 GBP to pick up the bags and deliver to Soho. It would probably cost us about the same, but for us it would also be at least 2 hours for the round trip. We decide on the cab option. The free bag storage is not so free now 🙂 .
Off to explore our area and try to decide on what show to see. We stop at one of the many many show ticket offices all over this area. We are interested in the Book of Mormon. The fellow says he has 2 together for 90 GBP each. $300 CAD. We get his list of productions and decide to have some lunch and find something else.
It is raining off and on (rain jackets are in the stored luggage), so we borrow an umbrella from the hotel. Head out to wander. We find that there is a lot of construction going on in London.
We head back towards our hotel and have lunch in the Dog and Duck, a pub in the same building.
Our room is being cleaned so we decide to have a drink in the bar while it is finished. 2 gin and tonic 26 GPB!! We have definitely learned our lesson now!!!
We check a website recommended by our hotel for theatre tickets. We choose Kinky Boots. The website has tickets for 52 GBP each but the reception tells us to go directly to the theatre as we could get a better deal. We walk to the theatre and get a couple of tickets for tonight for 35 GBP each. We can live with that 🙂
Our bags have arrived and have been taken up to our tiny room! We change into fresh duds and head out to the theatre. This was such fun! A great cast and wonderful performances. We get back onto the streets and they are teeming with people!! If we thought last night was like New Years Eve, we haven’t seen anything yet!! All the bars are spilling out onto the street. People outside drinking, smoking. The sidewalks are mostly impassible. Given the prices of the drinks that we have bought at our hotel, we are wondering how all these people can afford it??? Then add in the cigarettes!! Crazy, Crazy!!