The first group to arrive in London got a bit of tube experience as soon as we hit the ground here. As we didn’t have our coach like we planned, we opted to take the tube from Heathrow to our hotel. At first, I was nervous about it, as I’ve heard the tube can be crowded and can be a spot where people might be looking out for tourists to pick pocket. After going through customs we got all of our luggage on the tube to Russell Square (taking up most of the car with all of our bags and people), and started our journey into the city! It was a pretty easy ride, only about 45 minutes. Once we got off the tube, we had to carry our bags up a set of stairs, but then took the lift up the rest of the way. We made it to the hotel, and after getting settled in for a bit, we made our way to dinner at the hotel with the “First Londoners” crew. After dinner I took a nice walk with Jade, Reece, and Claire, over to Waitrose to look around. Our first night was quiet and peaceful, and as most of us were exhausted, we were in bed by 9:30. Waking up the next morning we had no solid plan, as we were just waiting on the other crew to arrive, but once they did, we officially started our London adventures! We took the tube to Leicester Square, where we had dinner at Seven Dials Market and gelato at Anita! 10/10 on both. Next we walked over to the St. Martins theater to see the 30,081st performance of Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap. It was a fabulous show and a perfect start to our trip. I even guessed the murderer before the end! We took the tube back home, and after some chit chat with friends in our room which led to buying more theater tickets for the rest of the trip, we all went to bed for the night. Today we got more experience on the tube, as after a beautiful walking tour of the Strand and down by Leicester Square, we grabbed lunch and some yummy candy and made our way back to the hotel by tube. We had a small group and the tube was super easy to navigate. Our plan for the rest of today is to see Les Mis! We’ll get even more tube practice 🙂
It was a lovely first day with the full London crew!
Theatre in London U of A 