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Recreation of the Ziggy Stardust album cover

London Day 2, Part 3: West End Music Sites

Given my GenX childhood, I was very interested in music related sites around London, and the West End has no shortage of spots. Most of these are not interesting aside from “hey, cool stuff happened here”, but others are worth a visit if 1960’s through early 1980’s music history is your thing. Regent Sounds Studio We’ll start at 4...

Cups and plates set out for afternoon tea

London Day 2, Part 2: Mad Hatter Tea at the Sanderson Hotel

We pre-booked afternoon tea at the Sanderson Hotel. It was a Mad Hatter/Alice In Wonderland themed tea, and it was amazing. The tea was the best either of us had ever had (5 different types), the Champagne was fantastic, and the food was divine. A word of warning, though: although they will leave behind the teapot after pouring each variety, DO NOT go for seconds (or...

Exterior of St. Martin's Theatre

London Day 2, Part 1: West End

Day 2 was all in the West End of Central London, and the dogs were barking! 23,000 steps, but worth it. I’m breaking day 2 up into a few posts. One will be all about music, one about afternoon tea, and this one about everything else from day 2. The day started with a stroll through Richmond, included a performance of the longest running play in the world...

Exterior of The Princes Head pub

London Day 1: Richmond

The view of the Thames from our room We decided to stay in Richmond since it would be less crowded than central London, but also because we’re big fans of Ted Lasso (the TV show). Richmond is part of London, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. We stayed at NOX Richmond, which was right on the Thames. We spent the evening exploring Richmond, including...