After blogging last night, we apparently weren’t sleepy enough and stayed up until 2:00. So instead of getting up early to get tickets for Avenue Q, we didn’t make it out of the house until 1:30. But the theater gods were in our favor and we scored 4 seats together in the 11th row for half price. I don’t know how it happened, but we were all pretty excited.
We made it to St. Paul’s Cathedral mid-afternoon and toured the main floor. St. Paul’s has the second-largest dome in the world, which sounded like a good idea to climb at the time. The first level after climbing 257 steps is the Whispering Gallery. This part of the dome is inside and looks directly down to the cathedral floor (so I hear, I tried not to look). You should be able to sit on one side of the Gallery and whisper, and someone 32 meters away can hear what you are saying loud and clear. We gave it a try, but there were too many people to tell if it worked or not. The next level is is the Stone Gallery, 119 steps up. This gallery is outside, but surrounded by a fairly tall stone and iron barrier with great view of the city. The next level is 152 steps up. I decided maybe this was not for me, but John insisted that gallery was inside, so I went for it. John is a liar. After climbing many spiral iron staircases (with steps that are see-through) we made it to the Golden Gallery. Which was outside. Again, John lied. And there is not the option of turning around. So, while Blake, John and Michelle saw amazing view of the city of London, I saw an extensive collection of graffiti on the stone exterior of the dome. Blake was an amazing husband during this slow circle of the dome exterior, blocking as much of the exterior he could while we went around some very tight corners. I think my fear of heights is officially confirmed. After we made it back down the labryinth of stairs, we tried to vist the crypt of the church, but apparently it was well past visting hours and we were politely encouraged to exit.
After that, we did some shopping. I was very successful. 
We had dinner at a Chinese restaurant, then headed to the Guilgud Theater to see Avenue Q. The show was hilarious. It is politically incorrect and fantastic. Watching the puppeteers switch voices and puppets and still interact with others on the stage was amazing. Our seats were awesome. Theaters in London are much smaller, so although seats are a bit harder to get for a good price, you really never get a bad view.
After the show we had a drink at a pub, walked to see Big Ben at night, then caught the Tube home. Tomorrow we are visiting the Tower of London (where Blake and I will navigate the tube on our own!), then the British Museum in the afternoon.