London!

Took my first trip on the Underground! It is surprisingly clean for public transportation. We ventured into the city to see a show that has been running on the West End for 25 years called The Woman in Black. Callie, Tanner and I took the train from Surbiton into Waterloo, the from Waterloo to Picadilly Circus. We went the wrong way several times, not knowing that the tkts booth was in Leicester Square, just around the corner. While lost though, we found Waterloo Park and the steps that Roger chases Pongo down in the 101 Dalmatians movie. We finally found the tkts booth and got tickets for 16.50. Amy and Liz met us in Leicester Square, then we ventured toward the Fortune Theatre on Russell. Little did we realize, without smartphones, that there were two different Russell Streets. Luckily we still made it to the theatre in plenty of time. Tanner and I had balcony seats, but because they were trying to accommodate a larger group, they moved us up to the third row on the right. The show was incredible in technical terms and acting. It was also utterly terrifying. I never thought live theatre could be so very scary. I left out of my seat screaming at least four times. At the end of act 1 after the lights came up, the curtain made a noise as it closed and a woman in the audience screamed. Tanner and I thought the show was fantastic, so we gave them a standing ovation at the end. We were the only ones in the audience standing, as those are not customary, but I definitely think that the actors deserved it. What a great first show in London and a little piece of their history.