We finally went to see a show in London - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. We both read the book (or so we think, I couldn't remember it at all), but in any case, we enjoyed the show and I used my birthday present to upgrade to excellent seats. Mark won a trinket for sitting in a seat with a prime number and having a name that translates into a prime number.
It was a beautiful day, the warmest since we've been here and very sunny. It finally felt like spring, especially with the crocus and daffodils in bloom. So before the show we spent a few hours walking around the Bloomsbury neighborhood of London, enjoying the residential squares (green spaces) and thinking of all the literary figures who lived there.
After the show the neighborhood around the theatre (Soho) had totally changed. It was Saturday night in what reminded us of a mix of Times Square before it got cleaned up and the West Village. There were lots of trendy and relatively inexpensive restaurants to choose from, so we went to a very yummy Udon Noodle / Japanese place called Koya Bar and even had to wait in line even though it was only 5ish.
On the way to the tube we also went to the flagship branch of Foyles, a huge and yet another amazing London independent bookstore.
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