Tuesday night we had decided to see the fancier side of London around Picadilly circus and the West End.  To be honest, Picadilly Circus isn’t too impressive – it pales in comparison to Times Square in Manhattan.  A few blocks to the east, though, lies Leicester Square where the red carpet is rolled out for London movie premieres.  We spent a few seconds pretending there were famous people out and about before we made our way to Planet Hollywood to eat.

Since space isn’t cheap in the West End this Planet Hollywood was a bit small but had some great film artifacts.  In the pictures below you’ll see Hook’s hook, Jack’s axe, and McClain’s badge, all of which were near us at our table.  To be honest, I don’t remember what the food was like; I was busy staring at a Gremlin.

Our dinner deal also included tickets to the musical Avenue Q, which I didn’t get to see in Ames last April because of finals.  This isn’t your momma’s musical.  Avenue Q includes such soon-to-be classics as Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist, What Do You Do with a B.A. in English?, and The Internet is for Porn.  I thought it was much better than more mainstream musicals like Wicked (which is really boring).  And, the Chinese-guy-who-lives-in-Vancouver that sat next to me gave me some insight into what’s worth seeing in Berlin next month.  All in all, it was a good night.