Dolly Parton Smokey Mountain Christmas Carol

Big Ben is renovated after 4 years. 

The new Elizabeth line is a beautiful subway.
No buying tickets or cards - just tap your phone .

We arrived in London on Saturday morning at 6 am - all jet-lagged and ready for bed. We slept from 9 am to 2 pm. We awoke in time to catch the sunset around 4 pm - Saturday. Monday and Tuesday - Lulu was at Oxford all day. Today it was her day in London - so we went shopping for presents for the Paris 4. Then we ate down by the Thames. 

We were lucky to land 2 nice tickets to the "Dolly Parton Smokey Mountain Christmas Carol." We were in the second row for 40 pound each. No one was in the front row. It was a lovely theatre on the Thames - south side. The play was 2:30 pm - and we came out to a dark city and lovely Christmas lights on the river. 

We then went to Battersea Power Station to a lovely new mall. It even had car dealers in it - with electric cars. We ate there again at a French Restaurant. Then we took the subway home at 10 pm. We were both tired but happy. 

Tomorrow we check out of our Paddington Station Hotel - and take a train under the English Channel to Paris. It is insane - London to Paris in 2 hours. 

We do like London better in the summer. It stays light out so much later - and also is warm - sunny - but not too hot - 70s - 80s. London has been named the city with the best Christmas lights. It did not disappoint. 

We have used up 6 days of our 17. It is going way too fast. 

The Elizabeth line

Harry and this Beatle boots.

Buckingham Palace at sunset

Sting lives in the black building
by the Palace - all 7 floors. 

You can see the patches from the Blitz

How about red Cole slaw?

I love tank toilets. 

Lulu in the front row

The London eye.
Notice it is all wires.

Lovely Christmas Stuff

Escalators go down deep to Elizabeth line

This is a Genesis hybrid chassis

Genesis showroom

I loved this Polestar CAKE electric 
scooter.