After breakfast at the Buttery we took an Uber to the Royal Opera House for our back stage tour. It was a grand tour that had us on the green path through the stage area to avoid the moving stage wagons while they were preparing for the afternoon perfomance. We also were taken into the props room, and walked by the wigs, makeup and costume areas. The stage area had enough space for three full sets. By the time we were done the doors were open and the shops were busy.

Rather than fight the lines for food we ventured out into the alternating sun and rain where we found a nice little shop with decent small food to satisfy our need for lunch. 

We went back to our room for some rest in preparation for theater. Dined at Tozi, just a few minutes walk from the theater, excellent foood and service. Then on to Hamilton.

Nobody told us that this was the last performance in a 7 year run! Much of the audience knew and the cast were over the top. We have seen versions of Hamilton, but always on a screen at home and the bigggest audience was with Dan’s family making us a total of 6. The energy of a full house made this a very different experience. We were in tears. Being in a British audience cheering on the Rebels added to the power of the show.  

On to day 4. We went to the Imperial War Museum, Churchills War rooms. These are the rooms where Churchill and his staff retreated to a sub basement that was never intended to be inhabited or to be bomb proof, but from where they fought the war for 4 years. Many of the rooms, especially in the Map Room are just as they were left after Germany’s surrender. The satff walked out, locked the doors and there was no reason to return even to pick up three cubes of sugar secreted in a drawer. We spent a long time there and surfaced for lunch and some rest.

As I write we are packing to be picked up by our driver to visit Stonehenge on our way to Bath.