The Night of the Iguana.
Tom got us free tickets to see the old Tennessee Williams play that we know nothing about but free is free so we jump at the chance... staring Woody Harrelson, Clare Higgins and Jenny Seagrove (who was in Local Hero BTW)... the acting was brilliant, the Set... amazing, the story... typical Tennessee Williams with a lot of shouting! All in all a great experience.
The Lyric Theatre is the oldest Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue, completely redecorated in 1932 in over the top gilt style of the day, cosy with four levels of seating... our tickets were second row of the Dress Circle and great.
As it was a Matinee Performance we saw we decided to set off early and do a few things on our list. Firstly spending about one hour at the offices of British Airways which is also in Shaftesbury Avenue. We've decided to upgrade our seats coming home from old Business Class to the better Business Class, we now have two Flat Bed seats on the Upper Deck, we did debate about our flight home with stop overs considered but we both agree by the time we start to head for home we will want to get home so we may as well spend the money on a Flat Bed and sun ourselves by our pool, with all the family rather than stop over and sun our selves in a country we don't necessarily want to visit... I remember coming home twice before, both by sea which was brilliant but by the time we left New Zealand I was busting to get there rather than spend those last two days on the Ocean... I love living here but Home is Home isn't it!
China Town was also on our list and we were surprised at how big it has now become, not as big as in Sydney but almost the same. We asked a Chinese man where we could get Yum Cha and he looked at us blankly but directed us to the Golden Dragon which does Dim Sum which is sort of like Yum Cha without the trolleys... you order from a menu rather than checking out what is on the trolley and deciding whether to try it or not. We didn't like any of the fried dishes we choose... too greasy... but the steamed dishes were wonderful and just like back home, no vegetables though! The Restaurant was 90% full of Chinese people which is always a good sign.
The Lyric Theatre is the oldest Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue, completely redecorated in 1932 in over the top gilt style of the day, cosy with four levels of seating... our tickets were second row of the Dress Circle and great.
As it was a Matinee Performance we saw we decided to set off early and do a few things on our list. Firstly spending about one hour at the offices of British Airways which is also in Shaftesbury Avenue. We've decided to upgrade our seats coming home from old Business Class to the better Business Class, we now have two Flat Bed seats on the Upper Deck, we did debate about our flight home with stop overs considered but we both agree by the time we start to head for home we will want to get home so we may as well spend the money on a Flat Bed and sun ourselves by our pool, with all the family rather than stop over and sun our selves in a country we don't necessarily want to visit... I remember coming home twice before, both by sea which was brilliant but by the time we left New Zealand I was busting to get there rather than spend those last two days on the Ocean... I love living here but Home is Home isn't it!
China Town was also on our list and we were surprised at how big it has now become, not as big as in Sydney but almost the same. We asked a Chinese man where we could get Yum Cha and he looked at us blankly but directed us to the Golden Dragon which does Dim Sum which is sort of like Yum Cha without the trolleys... you order from a menu rather than checking out what is on the trolley and deciding whether to try it or not. We didn't like any of the fried dishes we choose... too greasy... but the steamed dishes were wonderful and just like back home, no vegetables though! The Restaurant was 90% full of Chinese people which is always a good sign.
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