Got away on time, but the train was 20 minutes late getting into Birmingham, and was then completely overcrowded.. The six of us were all sat seperate from each other! We got to the Hotel OK, and checked in - we were on the top (4th) floor, jackie, Pete and Matt were in the basement, and the lift was not working! Our room was just big enough to fix a double and single bed in and still be able to move - good job it was only 1 night!

We went out, and walked along Oxford Street, and Tottenham Court Road before stopping to eat at a steak house, rather expensive £98 for 4 adults and 2 kids, but no complaints about the quality of the food...! back to the hotel to get changed, and arrived at the theatre with perfect timing - 19:20

The show itself, was FANTASTIC! I really want to go and see it again...!

By the time we got back to the hotel, and had a glass of wine in the room - it was turned midnight! Breakfast at 09:00 this morning, and off to the Tower of London, spend a few hours around there, before heading back to Victoria for food (Settled for a Burger King, you can only spend that much so often!), walked along Picadilly, up Regents Street, and into Hamleys. That took another hour or so, before heading back to Euston.

Our train, the 18:05 - Was Cancelled! We had to catch the 18:40 to Liverpool and change at Birmingham International. Just as we walked onto the train, they announced that due to overcrowding - again - they had "Declassified" the train, and we could sit in 1st class... A quick sprint back along the platform and we got a block of 6 seats together... Hurahhhh! So at least that part of the Journey was OK.

Got into New Street at 21:00, caught a bus without too much of a wait, and got back home at 21:40... completely exhausted.

Glad I am not at work Monday, and I don't think, on reflection, that I will be getting up at 06:30 to go to the gym! Not this week.