I very refreshingly left my phone at home as I caught up with some classmates and traipsed around London, so I don't have any pictures for today except ones I've commandeered from others.
We went to Westminster Abbey. I had been there before, but I couldn't help tearing up when I first started the audio tour and was struck by some of the memorials for Baroque composers. The tour was so fascinating, and though there were so many people there, I enjoyed a peaceful stroll alone with my thoughts and the soothing narration of Jeremy Irons. Thanks, Jeremy Irons.
We tried, not very successfully at first, to find dinner -- it turns out a lot of pubs serve only drinks and close their kitchens early on Fridays. Who knew! We finally found grub at Byron, a hamburger place, where I got my "macaroni cheese" on, yea America.
Then, a handful of us saw Miss Saigon. Wow. I didn't know the storyline or any of the music, and I will admit that in the beginning I thought it was a little hokey, but I can respect it for the great work that it is. It moved me, it made me think, and it was an incredible performance. I realized, with shame, how very little I know about the Vietnam War, and I am grateful for this experience just as I am grateful for every other eye-opening experience here in London.
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