The Big Trip-Paris, Africa, London: London by Day and Night

I got my camera back and it is really clean and taking great pictures again. (Just as an aside, I saw a Japanese woman with a red Pentax camera just like mine.) Last night I went into London and and saw Billy Elliot. It was fantastic. The dancing and the acting were just wonderful. It was nice to be out in London. On the way back, I stopped at Oxford Circus and took a few pictures.
Last night energized me to do some sightseeing. I was on my way to London at 9:45 AM. I started in Liecester Square. I then went to Trafalgar Square. Everywhere I went it was mobbed. What recession! Continuing I walked to the Thames an took pictures of the Eye and Big Ben. On to Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace, I continued to follow huge crowds. I walked through the gardens across from the Palace. I even knocked on the door of St. James Palace, but Wills and Kate weren't home. Too bad, I did not want to just leave the waffle iron I bought them for their wedding gift so I guess they are out of luck.
I met Baljeet and Roger at 2:15PM to see "Fela". It was a dancing musical about a black revolutionary from Nigeria. It was ok. I thought that the dancing could have been better. The lead was very good. He was talented and played a great sax. The play was a little to long as well. After the play, we walked around Islington. This is the new trendy area in London. It reminds of Boston's South End. We had dinner at an outside Italian Cafe. It was very nice.
We caught a bus to Piccadilly Circus and we walked around, stopping at Covent Gardens and Liecester Square. We had frozen yogurt at a place called SNOG. It is a brand new company. Funky place!
We walked all over looking for a bus. We finally found one that would take us North. We stopped a Brick Lane. It was a mix of clubs, pubs and restaurants. Many of the restaurants are Pakistani and Bangladeshi. It was quite a place. Then, back on the bus and we were home in no time. I will say I over did the leg today. Hopefully tomorrow it will be back to normal.
Probably my next post will be fron Iceland. Talk to you then.