As we wandered among the graves of the young men cut down in the heat of battle and leaving loved ones grieving at home, we pondered the inability of the national leaders to be unable to come to a resolution of the issues that divided them and brought our nation to this. It was moving to be here in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and to think back to the day that Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg address here.
On the Hidden London Tour today we visited a number of curious places relating to the history of public transportation hidden in plain sight.
Off the beaten path is Hampstead is the more than three hundred year old Burgh House with a fascinating history. It’s now a community center, local museum, gallery, concert venue, event space, and more open to the public four days a week. We popped over for a bite to eat and to peruse the galleries to learn a little more about Hampstead history.
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.
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