  
Brian invited us to the print shop where he works nearly all of the back room magic including the printing and machine maintenance. We loved the chance to peek behind the scenes and get a glimpse at how the printing presses work. A favorite of his is the Old Heidelburg, which he refers to as The Windmill. It’s definitely a vintage machine. The copyright on the manual is more than a hundred years old! He ran it for us. A certain mechanical engineer was most fascinated!
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.
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.
Glad you enjoyed it. Here’s a video of one in use, with close-ups and in slow motion, to see all the details of what’s happening. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1oNO4Mwg94
I’ll need to hunt down an actual build date on ours.
Excellent. Looking forward to seeing it when we have more robust Internet access!