We greeted our last day in Central London with mixed emotions. We're both tired and our feet hurt, but there were things we still wanted to see. This is Royal Albert Hall. It has a full venue of star performers. Currently, the
King and I is being performed. Neil Sedaka comes in the last of the month followed by Herbie Hancock and Lang Lang performing
Rhapsody in Blue with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Across the street from Royal Albert Hall is, you guessed it, the Prince Albert Monument.
This is the garden behind Kensington Palace where Princess Diana lived with Prince Charles and continued to live after they separated. Near this garden is the Princess Diana Memorial Playground where there is a large playground replica of a sailing ship for children. It was being well used when we were there.
This is the Orangery at Kensington, so named because this was where the orange trees were brought in to overwinter. It was and still is an events center. It is now also a restaurant renowned for their teas.
On the way to Soho, we passed Selfridge's department store. It was founded by Ripon, Wisconsin native H. Gordon Selfridge. He is widely credited with originating the phrase "The customer is always right" while he worked for Marshall Fields. Founded in 1909, the store is one of the largest in the world containing 540,000 square feet. This store held a special interest for us because of Penny's dad's career in the clothing business.
We greeted our last day in Central London with mixed emotions. We're both tired and our feet hurt, but there were things we still wanted to see. This is Royal Albert Hall. It has a full venue of star performers. Currently, the King and I is being performed. Neil Sedaka comes in the last of the month followed by Herbie Hancock and Lang Lang performing Rhapsody in Blue with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Across the street from Royal Albert Hall is, you guessed it, the Prince Albert Monument.
This is the garden behind Kensington Palace where Princess Diana lived with Prince Charles and continued to live after they separated. Near this garden is the Princess Diana Memorial Playground where there is a large playground replica of a sailing ship for children. It was being well used when we were there.
This is the Orangery at Kensington, so named because this was where the orange trees were brought in to overwinter. It was and still is an events center. It is now also a restaurant renowned for their teas.
On the way to Soho, we passed Selfridge's department store. It was founded by Ripon, Wisconsin native H. Gordon Selfridge. He is widely credited with originating the phrase "The customer is always right" while he worked for Marshall Fields. Founded in 1909, the store is one of the largest in the world containing 540,000 square feet. This store held a special interest for us because of Penny's dad's career in the clothing business. 
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