London - Day 6 We decided to take a double decker bus this morning as we had promised the younger children this would be possible in London (of course!) We have never seen so many! It was easy with our oyster travel cards and we took a bus to the Imperial War Museum. As we have found out, the British do museums well and thankfully most of them are also free😉. This visit was notable particularly for the displays on World War 1: the trenches, the difficulties the soldiers faced on having to live and fight in such a manner and the events which led up to WW1. Louise also took time to take the three older children though an exhibition on the holocaust, which re-enforced some of the things they covered while reading about Corrie ten Boom and was very sobering.
After the visit to the museum we ditched the bus and took the tube to the Lyceum Theater to watch The Lion King musical. We were enthralled for the full 2 1/2 hours! The music, colour, lighting, design, humour, props, puppetry and costumes were stunning! This was the highlight of highlights of our visit to London and a wonderful way to finish our visit.
Grins of delight, a dream come true, especially getting the front row seat at the top of the double decker bus - you feel on top of the world! We are in awe of the bus drivers and how they manage on the busy roads weaving in and out like they do.
The Imperial war museum.
A Lancaster bomber, a 2 man mini sub and a V2 missile, just a few of the exhibits on display.
This boat was of particular interest after having watched the movie Dunkirk with the older lads not so long ago. It is a 14ft open-topped fishing boat called Tamzine which was the smallest boat to take part in the huge rescue effort to save soldiers trapped on the Dunkirk beaches in 1940.
The Lion King - the costumes, music and choreography were amazing. The stage sets were majorly impressive, and transitioned throughout the musical seamlessly.
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