Touring the Globe Theater

We exchanged hotels in the morning so that we could stay in another part of the city. Mr. Stephens accidentally sat his wallet down at a store and we all about panicked which we thought would be a catastrophe. Mrs. Duncan and Mr. Stephens took off (about leaving little old me... smile). Thank goodness for the kindness of the store owner; she was waiting on him and gave him his wallet and would take nothing in return. We walked around our little neighborhood and walked nearby a nice little church. We took pictures and decided to go inside. It was St. Augustine Anglican Church. The music was magnificent in the quaint church. We decided to go in for a few minutes and Ms. Duncan and I ended up taking communion and we all worshiped with them. The acoustics were incredible. The marble and granite reflected the soft candle lights and the stained glass windows. The warm spicy smell of incense filled the alter. It was VERY nice and we left knowing we were blessed because what could have been a bad situation ended exceedingly well.

We then taxied to the Globe theater and learned a lot about Shakespeare and there was a special presentation about 15Th and 16Th century costumes. We were allowed to touch linens and cottons, smell (the leather), and try on costumes. We learned that ordinary people, or peasants might only have 1 change of clothing per year while aristocrats had many. The same wool dress worn in winter would be worn in summer (less the petticoat) for the peasants. We learned the design of the dress was more fashion than function for the rich while the peasants clothes were more for function rather than fashion. For example, a poor person was not allowed to wear Scarlett (red) -against the law- while the aristocracy would. Since there were no dry cleaners, the skirt of a peasant girl would be above the ankles so it wouldn't drag the ground.

The actors during Shakespeare's time would be young, small boys and even playing the roll of women. They would tie a bun roll around their waist to give them a curvy physique. We enjoyed learning this interesting stuff and even enjoyed seeing exactly what the Globe looked like back in the day. I hope you enjoy looking around this Globe Theater Link.

We went back exhausted to our South Kensington neighborhood where we discovered crepes for dinner. I had a spinach and salmon one! It was sooooo good! Mr. Stephens had chicken and Ms. Duncan ratatouille! They enjoyed their crepes too and want to do it again soon.

Our balcony looks like one Eva Peron might have given her speech from; gorgeous! We were amazed that on a Sunday night people were all out on the streets as though it were a Saturday night in the states. It was like a block party. But we are old and tired so we wished them well and went to bed!