We went to London to preview the Olympics venue!

Way back in June in Belgium our busy Summer started.  The movers started packing our house on Monday, June 18.  (Since we have already unpacked all our stuff, I can honestly say they were the best movers we have ever had.) By Friday of that week our belongings were on two sea containers and ready to make the journey back to the USA.  We were homeless/in transition/floating/in flux...you get the idea.  There was one thing we really wanted to do.  We wanted to see London one more time and Stonehenge.  There are many different ways to get to the UK from Belgium.  We could take the train, fly or drive.  To drive you have two choices; drive your car over the water by ferry or take your car under the water by train.  We took the train route.

We drove from Brussels to the coast of France and drove our car right onto the train.  It was an odd experience.  We could walk around our car or stay inside it.  The ride under the water by train lasted about 45 minutes and when we drove our car off we were in the UK and driving on the wrong side of the road!

The first part of our little holiday in London was spent at the Olympic village.  We stayed at a brand new hotel built just for the upcoming London Olympics.  The restaurants in the area were excellent and the shopping was fabulous.

Everyone was gearing up for the huge amounts of people who were about to converge on London.  Below is the view we saw from our hotel room.  We really thought that large structure would be where the Olympic flame would rest once the games began.  As we watched the Opening Ceremonies later in the summer, we realized we were wrong.  What was that thing?  Maybe it was just there for show??

While in London we also went to a show.  We saw the musical production Singin in the Rain.  It was absolutely fabulous!  The actors danced in a real rain shower (twice!) and kept us wishing the show would never end.  Of all the live performances we have seen, this one was the very best.

This wasn't our first trip to London but it was probably our last.  We took lots of pictures, ate the best dim sum and rode the Tube. 

And after London we drove to Stonehenge about 2 hours away.  I will post pictures tomorrow.