We first toured Westminster Abbey, which is to die for! I had no idea so many historical figures were buried or commemorated there...Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Chaucer, Elizabeth I, Tennyson, and Kipling! 
We then ventured to a popular tourist attraction, the London Eye, a very slow ferris wheel that provided our class with an amazing 360 degree view of the city. We had approximately 40 minutes to take all the pictures we wanted.
As if that weren't enough, we topped the evening off at the Apollo Victoria Theatre where we saw Wicked!, which was absolutely...well...wicked! The singing was fantastic and the visual effects were amazing!
I made two great connections today! First, I was able to visit only for a few minutes with The Kenya Boys Choir. I just happened to see them getting out of their taxi and thought I'd take advantage of the opportunity to speak with them.
They were here promoting their new album, and were very excited to be in London. They were amazed at how much their lives have changed since singing at President Obama's Inaguration. They were getting ready for an interview with a local television news channel, so they were not available for a longer conversation. Click here to read more about them and listen to their music. The other connection was with a couple of young men who were sitting behind us at the play as we were awaiting the beginning of the performance. We heard singing from behind us and as we slowly turned to watch them sing they got embarrassed and began to laugh. It seems they were with a group of theatre arts students from the Liverpool Theatre School. They sheepishly, but good naturedly, agreed to sing for us. See if they did...
We were to focus our photography on buildings throughout the day. My favorites, along with some others, are posted below.
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