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Sharon made eggs and bacon for breakfast again... After breakfast, we headed to the underground. Getting off at the Green Park station, we walked to Buckingham Palace. I was underwhelmed by Buckingham Palace; it just looked like an office building. There was a large group arriving and queueing up in front of the palace. They appeared to be parliament members(?).
![2019 London - Day 8 - Tate Britian](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7853/47353656131_ee3c026933_b.jpg)
We had a light lunch in the Djanogly Café in the museum...
Heading back towards our apartment, we decided to make a stop at the Albert & Victoria Museum. It is described as the world's largest museum of applied and decorative arts and design. We selectively hit a few rooms. I was fascinated by a giant room full of casts from around the world. It included the Madonna and Child by Michelangelo that we had seen in Burges. They also a cast of Trajan's Column. I need to find this column some day! One of my things on my bucket list is to live in Rome for Lent.
![2019 London - Day 8 - Albert & Victoria Museum](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7846/46438677455_d67ac444e2_b.jpg)
With an early dinner scheduled before the theater, we walked back to the apartment and got cleaned up. About 4 pm, we took an Uber to the Piccadilly Circus area. Sharon dragged down the street to a perfume shop. From there, we wandered back to the restaurant.
We had a drink in the Bar Américain. This is connected to the French restaurant Brasserie Zedel. Eventually, we wandered into the restaurant for dinner. We spilt starters of snails and oysters. I had Filet de Saumon, Cresol et Fenouil [salmon, watercress and fennel with honey & mustard dressing] as an entree, Sharon had the Polet Grillé à l‘Ail et Frites [grilled spatchcock chicken with garlic butter and french fries] and Jack had Rumsteck d’Agneau, Écrasé de Petits-Pois [rump of lamb, crushed peas, red wine & mint jus].
After dinner, we walked across the street to the Piccadilly Theater. We had tickets for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. We went round and round about what to see. This play won a number of London Theater awards. Apparently, it is actually based on a fairly well-known book. I didn't read much about the play ahead of time and was taken off guard from the start. It was very different, but I enjoyed it.
Exiting the theater, we used a London Cab for the first and only time. It turned out to be a lot more expensive than the Uber!
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