{"id":1095,"date":"2024-05-05T11:43:28","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T11:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/?p=1095"},"modified":"2024-05-05T11:43:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T11:43:31","slug":"king-queen-carmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/?p=1095","title":{"rendered":"King, Queen, Carmen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/London-27S-4603-1024x657.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/London-27S-4603-1024x657.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/London-27S-4603-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/London-27S-4603-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/London-27S-4603.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Todays plan was to take tube to Green Park\u00a0 and walk down towards the Mall then past Buckingham Palace and onwards to Westminster Abbey. Normally a quiet walk in the morning but on this occasion there were people everywhere. Turns out I had stumbled across the changing of the guard. Firstly the Queen drove past followed a short time later by the King. Such a treat to see both, camera ready! Of course not!!<br>Onward then to Westminster Abbey and was shocked to find that all tickets for the day were sold. Cant help but wonder what Jesus thinks about this. Bit like a windows DOS virus.<br>Onward then past Downing street to the National Gallery for a first visit. So surprised, well worth a visit even if not into art. Some of the paintings are stand out remarkable, impressive even if you have no interest whatsoever. \u00a0<br>lunch beckons which was served in the restaurant below St Martin in the fields, lovely food in a suburb location within the cellar.<br>For my evening entertainment I had booked a performance of Carmen at the Sadler\u2019s Wells theatre.<br>it was an experience! Something different perhaps, the precision was breathtaking on a stage of 3 sided props which were rotated and moved throughout the performance. I was entertained but won\u2019t be visiting that version of Carmen anytime soon. But I will attend the theatre on a future visit.<br>My concern was the tube station Angel Islington. Mostly for my return home, not sure of the area which I only know from monopoly. I needn\u2019t have worried as half the theatre and some of the orchestra were also heading to Angel. 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