Today was a good day for just hanging out with family, playing with Christmas goodies, and baking an Apple Pie – could that become a St. Stephen’s Day tradition? We mad s request for Phở for dinner and offered to walk to Phở Hòa to collect some of what we consider the best Phở ever! As a bonus we delighted an an amazing sunset along the way. Back at the house we got to see the little one experience his first taste of peas, a wonderful first foray into the world of solid foods!
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.
So much fun catching up with the blog. Knew of your adventures, but always a treat to see photos!
Thanks for hanging in there while we catch up on our posts!