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May 1998

England

Jvi
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under the name Giovanni Vittoe. We walked up Shaftsbury Avenue to Monmouth Street. A ticket broker is on the corner and we've been buying tickets from them for years, it has now changed hands but we bought tickets for "Buddy" anyway. We've seen most of the plays since 1983 so this choice was made on the spot. You pay a premium at a ticket broker (a couple of Ł's) but they will tell you what's available and call around for you. If you're only going to be in town a few days, this is easier than walking from box office to box office. They also have brochures if you have no idea what's playing. We walked to Piccadilly Circus, her Trafalgar Square down Whitehall, looked in at Number 10 Downing Street and stopped in at the War Cabinet Museum. It was very interesting, when the war was over, everyone just got up and left. Later, they made it into a museum and it's worth a visit. We then stopped at a pub for a drink. We got to Westminster Abbey only to find it closed for a Florence Nightingale Ceremony. In addition to that bad news we also found out that you now had to pay to pray. I guess the church of England noticed that the Queen was charging for a tour to Buckingham Palace and she was really cleaning up. They closed the main entrance and usher everyone in the side door so they can charge Ł5 a head. What if you really wanted to pray? Walked by Big Ben and Parliment Square.

So instead of Westminster Abbey we took a walk along the Thames and then took the Tube back to Russell Square. It's easy to take the Tube in London. Buy a ticket from the machines based on where you are and where you want to go, insert the ticket in the turnstile and follow the signs. Make sure you keep your ticket to exit. The fines are expensive if your caught riding the Tube or Bus without a ticket. On the bus you just get on and find a seat, the conductor will come and take your money, make sure they give you a ticket. You can buy an all day pass after ...