So, our next stop was to go BACK to London. Man. We got to take a train into the city, and it was beautiful. I love taking trains because you get to see parts of the country that you would not normally get to see when you travel on the road.
So, we went to London and went to Westminster Abbey. Something that made me laugh was one tourist asking where exactly the wedding took place, and the information man so patiently pointed out exactly where everything went down. I wonder how many times he has been asked that question. The different tombstones and markers are so intricate and beautiful. There are so many people there! We saw Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Chaucer, William Wilberforce (he's the man!) Winston Churchill, and of course many royals that are there. There is amazing architecture throughout, even on the outside. There are some more recent people that are honored on the outside, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
It's me! SURREAL!
Dr. King is 5th from the left.
It's SOOO big!
We then headed over to a little theater, to see a little play you may have heard of. It is called:
That's right! I have finally seen Wicked! I love it when you know music from a musical pretty well, and then you finally get to see the show and see how the storyline comes together and weaves through the music.
While we waited, I took in the granduer of the theatre.
What am I looking at?? The COOL ceiling.
Now, it isn't really this color, but this picture turned out so cool and shows the detail well.
We can't wait!!!! YAY!!!!
The show was absolutely amazing! The music, costumes, actors, chemistry! Our Elphaba had some soul to her, and had the most amazing voice! I really liked the chemistry she had with Galinda (the "Ga" is silent) as well as with Fiero.
We also wandered around Piccadilly Circus for a bit and bought a 'pocket watch' because we needed one for the next day, and neither of us had one!
Pretty sweet, right? Made us laugh.
Our next stop was a whirlwind, one day tour of Paris. Yeah. Crazy, I know! When Spencer first suggested it, it was a cool thought, but I never thought it would actually happen, but he made it happen! We got to take the train through the Chunnel over to Paris and hit all the big spots we wanted to see.
We started the day in the Louvre. I kept thinking about the book/movie The DaVinci Code while we were there.
The Louvre is HUGE. We could have been there for days and not seen everything, so we had to see a few things that we really wanted to see.
It was so cool to be there!
Apparently, I am a funny photographer. Actually, I think a random person was unaware of anything around them (including us) and had been in the way, or something like that.
SO intricate and detailed and ornate!
So many people!
Yes, that is Spencer. Yes, that is the Mona Lisa. Yes, I was there too. It was quite the battle to actually get our pictures with her!
Venus de Milo is beautiful.
I loved the paintings!
Beautiful art.
We headed out and towards our next stop, and while on our way, we passed the pont neuf and also the bridge with all the lovers' locks. There is a LOT of love!
Our next stop was historic...well, pretty much everything we saw is, but this one was so epic and historic that Disney has even invested in the story. Yep, we went to Notre Dame!
I half expected Quasimodo to come out at some point, alas, he did not. BUT I did get to see the French police with their BIG guns patrolling the area. I thought something was going down, but I was informed that they normally do that.
The next 2 places we went were absolutely beautiful. We went to the Musee D'Orsay as well as Musee L'Orangerie. Musee D'Orsay had amazing art of Monet, Manet, Van Gogh, and many others. It used to be a train station and is the perfect size and not too overwhelming.
It is just a beautiful building.
Spencer is trying to become one with the art!
It was pretty funny because we got there at a good time, the line was going pretty quickly and then, just as we were going to go in, the guard stopped us, and we had to wait about 20 minutes to get into the museum because there were too many people in there!
I could have stayed in the Musee L'Orangerie forever. You want to know why? They have huge murals of Monet's Water Lilies. Take a look!
This will give you a little perspective as to the size of these murals. (plus, I love the fact that I match the paintings!)
They have benches in the middle of the room, and you can just sit there, taking them all in.
I love this one, with the sunset colors and the extra depth to it.
They all took my breath away.
Makes my heart happy!Of course, we couldn't go to France without partaking of the deliciousness known as a crepe.
Let me tell you...these things can be so messy...but SOOO good!
Our next stop of the day was to this little known place called the Eiffel Tower. I have one word for this place. GINORMOUS!!!!! Seriously, the closer you get, the bigger it gets, but you think it can't get any bigger, but it does!
Just taking it all in. The day was beautiful and breezy. I ended up taking a little nap right here :)
I couldn't believe that I was actually there!
Spencer liked it too!
It was so neat because there were people just there on their lunch break, having a picnic by the Eiffel Tower!
We had fun with a little photo shoot. However, we were by no means the only ones. Some people were ALL sorts of into posing in all sorts of ways!
Seriously. GINORMOUS!
I could have strained my neck!
Beautiful!
Looking up...pretty cool, huh?
There was a nice lady who came up and offered to take our picture. NICE! We were able to be in a picture together that gets more than an arm's length of scenery :)
We headed to Arc de Triomphe and walked along the Champs-Élysées. While there, we saw the Abercrombie and Fitch models just hanging out... 
Our last stop of the day was the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, or in English Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris. There are a bazilliondy steps to get to it, but it is SO worth it. The view of the city is breathtaking and the Basilica itself is gorgeous. 
It was the perfect end to our one day in Paris.
Now, there are a few things that I found in the train station in London that you might enjoy. I love the statue of the military man and the details on the base: 
We also found a very magical part of the train station: 
Thus ends this part of the recapping joy. I do believe I can get the rest into one recap, so I am almost done. I know, I know, you will miss these grand adventures, BUT don't fret, there is still one more recap!!! See you soon!
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