Our adventure: Chapter Sixteen: London

Upon returning to England, we attended a Dickens festival in Manchester, where Dickens wrote from and based many of his stories around. As we walked the little cobblestone streets, passing people in top hats and 1800s dresses, we felt like we were inside a Dickens novel, it was fantastic. We spent s few more days hanging around Kent and then Headed into London Towne. We met up with Dan and Caitlin Gilman, old friends of ours from the states. They live in London now and took us to a delicious little place for lunch. It was wonderful to see their dear faces and catch up. We also met up with a couple we met at the Ashram in India, Joe and Sarah Jane. Along with their friend Taj, we all went to St. Paul's, the Tate modern museum, and over to a pub to eat fish and chips and watch the football (soccer) game. Daniel and I know nothing about English football, but it was so great to see a pub packed with Londoners, cheering for their team over a pint. To end our last evening in England, we bought tickets to Hamlet at the Globe theatre. This theatre was rebuilt on the exact location where the original Globe theatre was and was built exactly the same way, with all the same materials and designs. Most of the tickets are standing only, and the ones that are for sitting are on hard wooden benches. They rent out little cushions to sit on for 1 quid. The performance was FANTASTIC and felt so authentically Shakespeare! It was a perfect way to end our time in England.

Dickens Festival

Dickens festival

Lavender field in Kent

This charming woman wanted to take a photo with Daniel. They are standing in front of the house that inspired Ms. Havisham's house in Great Expectations.