Left Hot Springs and headed north along SR-7 which is designated as one of the state’s scenic highways. It was rolling wooded terrain with lots of autumn foliage still in it’s glory. Arrived in Russellville and snuggled into our room until friend Alex joined us for dinner. Conversation with Alex is always a delight. Topics ranged from Arkansas history and demographics to ancient history and lots of stuff in between.
Ever since its debut on Broadway the two of us have wanted to see “Wicked the Musical”. Today we realized that dream. In the Apollo Victoria Theater in London’s West End we were witness to the incredible prequel to The Wizard of Oz, the story of the Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
London’s National Portrait Gallery’s temporary exhibition, “Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens” presents an amazing collection of portraits, jewelry, personal effects, books, costumes, and more to illustrate not only the lives of the six women who married the second Tudor king, but the effort across five centuries to keep their memory alive.
The purpose of our trek to Strawberry Hill House in Twickenham in the southwest of London was to see a recently recovered bronze bust of the Emperor Caligula but we discovered so much more in the recently restored 18th Century “little Gothic castle” built by Horace Walpole.
It was so good to see you and chat and reminisce!