Wednesday, March 2, 2011
The London Dungeon
So after we spent our life’s savings buying tickets for Phantom we remembered that we purchased tickets to the London Dungeon that morning. Jemma recommended the dungeons and I was game! I love anything that can attempt to scare me!! Where is it?? I am there. So we ate a quick lunch at Mcdonalds. ( I mean come on its quick and cheap) and hopped on the tube down to the London bridge area.
Since we bought out tickets at the hostel we got to go to the “priority line.” Umm excuse me but this line was just as long as the regular line. The lady told me that the regular line was a 3 hour wait! Oh hell no! I am glad i bought my ticket here. I will not wait in a 3 hour line for nothing. (well maybe a few things)
The “London Bridge Experience,” which was right across the street was working hard to get people to come to theirs. You see, the dungeon had people wrapped around the block for days and their was absolutely no line for the bridge experience. I guess that tells you which one is better. They had great costumes and gimmicks to try to pull people from the lines. Finally it was our turn to go into the dungeon.
It was quite brilliant how they do it. You get into groups and go into rooms that explain London’s history to you. The dungeon was right at the London Bridge and was actually used for prisoners and bodies once. It was quite creepy and still had the small of dead bodies. ;)
It was also educational but in a fun way. They took you back in time to explain the london fire ,and the black plaque and etc. It was quite fun. THey also used people in skits and of course I was chosen for two. The first was in a courtroom and I was being charged for sleeping with a horse. Let’s keep it real this is something I would totally get caught for doing. Ha kidding. The judge was quite funny and I played along to the best of my abilities. I explained to her that I was in love with the horse and that was the only reason I would have intercourse with it. ;) she let me off the hook because she said I was cute. I was supposed to meet up with her later, but to be honest she really wasn’t my type. ;)
Jack the Ripper room was my favorite. I will not give it away in case some of you go but it was fun and it made Caitlin scream at the top of her lungs!! I was chosen for another part where I was burned on a stake. Fire literally engulfed me and my stage even turned around to reveal i had turned into a skeleton burned to death. It was fun. They also had two rides one on a river. It was all quite fun. The last and final ride was new for 2010 it was the gallows. It was just like a drop zone and was super fun. The picture they took was PRICELESS. We looked soooo funny but I was not about to pay 10 pounds for one picture. I defiantly recommend doing the dungeons if you have the chance. They were fun. :)
Piccadilly & Leicester
The night was filled with people coming in and out all night but did I hear them?? NO! I was out cold for the entire night. I woke up in a haze a couple times. It was like waking up in a operating room coming out of the meds. I looked around and went right back to sleep. Our alarms went off at about half 8 because the free breakfast ended at 9:30. I did not know what to expect for breakfast. It was quite crowded and consisted of stale corn flakes and buttered toast. I mean I was not complaining because it was included in the price and I could fill myself up until lunch time.
We ate and then showered. I wanted to get to the Buckingham palace so that Caitlin could see the changing of the guards. Of course since Caitlin is a girl she took FOREVER. I mean she looks good all the time so I dont understand why it takes her so long. Maybe it is because I am a guy but I feel like girls look the same when they get up and straighten their hair or when they take hours trying to “fix” it.
We got to the palace about 11:45. It was sooo crowded and pretty much over so we just decided to go ahead and venture to other parts of the city. I remember going to Piccadilly circus before so I wanted to take Caitlin there. We went and took a few pictures to prove we went to London. ;) Caitlin went into Barclays to get more money out and of course forgot her PIN. Luckily she was able to get her money out and continue spending lots of money.
We hopped back on the tube and went over to Leicester square to look at theater tickets. We were not sold on going but wanted to see if any good deals were going on. We walked around a bit just taking it all in and see what there was to offer. It
was a rainy day so we knew that going to see a show would be a good idea. When we looked at the options we talked about and ended up giving up going on the london eye and the wax museam to go to see a show. We got tickets to Phantom of the Opera and were soooo excited to go see it. I had been obsessed with this musical for years so it was passed the time that I actually see it live. Seeing it in London was just the icing on the cake.
First Night in London
I decided since we had not seen Parliament or Big Ben we would take the tube there and find somewhere to eat long the Thames. It was already late evening by the time we got there so we got to see the clock tower and the London eye glowing in the dark sky. It was all very beautiful. We just took in the sights and enjoyed the night air. I was still pretty tired from our long journey so I just honestly wanted to find a place to eat and go back and get a long night’s sleep.
We took a few pictures around the river and walked towards the eye and waterloo area to find a place to eat. I think we were so hungry and tired that we spent a good hour reading menus and walking around. Some places were starting to close their kitchens to make room for the bars so we had to choose fast. We ended up going back to a Mediterranean restaurant that we found before. We sat down and ordered our food. We of course ordered a bottle of red wine, which was not a good idea.
From the lack of food and our sleepiness the wine was just making me more tired. On top of that i was getting a buzz from my first class since I had not eaten in a while. The place must have been a good one because it was pretty packed. We were squeezed right next to another guy that just so happened to be American as well. We only chatted with him when he was leaving. The waiters always sat his food down at our table so that was quite annoying.
Throughout the entire dinner I was trying to just make it through. I had some chicken dish with spinach with was very lovely but with the wine and everything else I was just pushing myself to shove it down and make it through the meal. I sound so pathetic but I was really exhausted and I do not do well under these circumstances. We soon paid our bill and ran to the waterloo tube station to get home. I just wanted my cubby and sleep!! I needed to be well rested for another full exciting day in London.