We have been enjoying the traditional sites of London but last night we were treated to something very special. The Royal Albert Hall, London’s premiere concert venue, is about a 30 minute walk from our flat. We attended a concert called ‘Night of 1000 Voices’ which was a fundraiser for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research. It involved some of the biggest names from Broadway and London’s West End, a several hundred-voice mass choir, the City of London Philharmonic and the Royal Albert Hall’s impressive pipe organ.
The performers sang the biggest hits from musicals such as Les Misérables, The Lion King, Miss Saigon, Evita, etc. It was amazing to hear these great musicians in such a special venue. Royal Albert Hall was built in 1871 and has been refurbished in recent years. We had a superb view of everything from the nose bleed seats (we were as high as you could go). Today we got together with the son of one of my dad’s cousins. Tony and I had never met so it was nice to be able to connect with part of our family that never left the UK. After lunch we all went to Westminster Abbey and had a good look around. Tony is an avid amateur genealogist and while he hasn’t discovered any wealthy aristocrat ancestors in our family he hasn’t given up the search. I have posted a few pictures from the past few days that you can check out on the United Kingdom page. Comments are closed.
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AuthorIn January, 2012, Curt and Char left their jobs in Canada to spend four months travelling around the world. Archives
May 2012
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