a WICKED good time

A group of 9 of us chose to visit London during our "fall break" from the trip (we had 3 days off to travel wherever our hearts desired). The others ventured to Amsterdam and Germany, they sure missed out! We crossed the English Channel via the "chunnel" (a channel and tunnel) while onboard the Eurostar. Yes, we were underwater this whole time. We were all anxious to see what this would look like. 

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Basically, you felt like you were in a normal tunnel above ground, it was by no means a glass wall/giant aquarium view which was a relief. I didn't want to see any sharks coming at us. Our ears popped a lot. It took roughly 2 and a half hours to get from Brussels to London. And was much roomier than a plane. We grew to really enjoy the comfiness of train seats throughout Europe - especially the curved head rests for sleeping!

London was one of our favorites or at least mine! Maybe because of their language...we could finally understand someone and read menus yay or maybe because they drive on the opposite side of the road...so fun or maybe just maybe because we got to see the play Wicked and all of it's greenness!

We laughed, we sang along, & even cried at this beautifully written/acted out play! Gosh can some people belt it out! For those of you unfamiliar with Wicked it's the story of the witches from the Wizard of Oz back when they were in college and sort of kind of friends. If ever you have the chance to see this musical please do it. It will "melt" your heart. You will not want it to end.

Right now Wicked is actually touring across the US, so be sure to check out the link above to see if they're coming to a theater near you.

& click the link to view a trailer

http://youtu.be/_jGuJE9SkhA

*Also check out the Center for Global Initiatives blog here to find more exciting places to be and see while abroad!