Sunday, January 17, 2010

Adventures in London and Wales

On Thursday, I went to see a free Vampire Weekend concert at Somerset House with a friend. Somerset House is really incredible. The building is so regal, and there's ice skating in the courtyard. The concert was fun, but the sound went out about halfway through.

Afterward, we hung out for a bit and then went on a mission to find cannoli. The city of London is stubborn about not having cannoli, and the mission continues. If you or a friend have any information that can lead us to the apprehension of "cannoli," any clues are greatly appreciated.

On Friday, I met up with another friend, and we went to Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese for a light dinner. This is probably my favorite restaurant so far. It was rebuilt in 1667 after the Great Fire, and it feels like it hasn't changed at all since then. I had my first steak and kidney pie! A lovely experience overall!



The next morning, I woke up early for Wales. The trip is really easy. The Tube line wasn't running, so I had to grab a bus to Paddington station. From there, it was a 2 hour train ride to Cardiff Central Station and a bus to Queen Street. The theatre was pretty much a few steps from the Queen Street station.



Queen Street was a large pedestrian shopping area full of touristy little shops. Mostly American brand clothing stores with a Burger King, Starbucks and McDonald's interspersed. I grabbed lunch at a buffet style restaurant. It was very inexpensive and the food was good. I walked over to Cardiff Castle, but I didn't want to pay admission if I wasn't going to have a lot of time to explore. I went back to the theatre for the show.



Every few seats, there were binoculars for rent, but I was pretty close to the stage.



The show was A LOT of fun! Totally worth the trip! There was even an ice skating performance in the middle (it was a dream sequence)! My train wasn't for a little while, so I waited by the stage door. A lot of the cast came out to greet people. At that point everything was closed, so I took an earlier train back to London.

Overall, an excellent weekend!

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