Last Friday I jumped a train to London to spend the weekend sightseeing with my parents and to perform at The Wam Bam Club on the Saturday night. I have never been to London with my parents and it was nice to explore with them and show them some of my favourite sights along the way!
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| My parents and Paddington! |
We spent Friday afternoon and evening wandering around Soho. Ate crispy duck in China Town and went to see "Chicago" on the west end. It was a great show and I really enjoyed the dancing (much more than I thought I would!).
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| Piccadilly Circus |
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| Eros |
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| The Three Graces |
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| Horses of Helios |
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| Crispy Seaweed! |
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| Crispy Duck! |
On Saturday we got up early and headed to The British Museum. I had never been so was keen to have a look! We only had a couple of hours so we targeted three areas, ancient Egypt, ancient Rome and Japan. It was a HUGE place and you could easily spend the whole day looking round!
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| Russel Square |
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| The British Museum |
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| Mummified Cats! |
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| A Mummified FISH!! |
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We found this amusing for obvious reasons!
You will understand if you are SCOTTISH! |
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| Endless Fun! |
I would highly recommend it! Beautiful food, friendly staff and relaxed atmosphere.
Later we headed over to The Cafe De Paris as I was performing at "The Wam Bam Club". I LOVE this venue and club night, I think it is the best in London to see cabaret, so I was delighted that my parents could come and see me perform on the west end in such a perfect venue! I was performing alongside, Lady Alex, Bunny Galore, Mat Ricardo, Go Go Harder, Marcos The Marvelous, Loretta Maine and Cabaret Rouge! Here are a couple of snaps from the show.
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| Katie, Me, Go Go Harder & Bunny Galore backstage! |
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| Wam Bam cutie Roxy! |
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| Photo by Craig Swatton |
The next morning we headed our separate ways (Chetenham and Livingston) but I am so glad we got to have such a lovely weekend together and fit such alot in! I miss them so much and love spending time with them.
When I returned to Cheltenham that Sunday evening I taught my Fandance workshop to the cast of "Gypsy" soon to be at The Cheltenham Playhouse 21st-28th January. I am a huge fan of Gypsy Rose Lee so I was delighted to be able to contribute something to the show! I am also delighted to be the poster girl for the shows production! I can't wait to see the girls in action!!
My great-grandad was a chef at the Café de Paris in the 1920s and 30s, I'd love to go there. They filmed the lovely silent film 'Piccadilly' there.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a great day at the museum! Your mum's silvery hair is beautiful.