The Brit's day of remembrance for the Great War (WWI) is November 11th. At 11am, they have 2 minutes of silence, and literally everything stops. November 11th is significant because it is the day that the armistice was signed in 1918. We watched the laying of the poppy wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Everywhere people wear poppies on their lapels. Those that gave their lives in the wars are much more revered than in the U.S. Along this theme, we next. I sited the Imperial War Museum which has an excellent exhibition on WWI.
Next, to the top of the Shard--London's newest and tallest building with superb city views and aptly named since the top looks like broken shards of glass.
The we had remembrance of all those great Carole King songs we enjoyed over the decades. The show, Beautiful, is a tribute to her life and works-so, so many that we could sing along to.
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