Picadilly Circus, London, 2008 – Photo by Cyrillynn
I know I have been talking about this for sometime, but everything is confirmed and set for our trip to London! As mentioned, I’m going to travel across the pond with my best friend, Janice on August 15th of this year. Because of wonderful service we received and the fantastic price, we’ll be staying at the same Premier Inn that my husband and I stayed at the last two trips to England, which is literally five minutes from Wembley Stadium. Also, we are flying British Airways because they now fly directly out of San Diego. Since Janice has never been to Europe before, in addition to hitting all of the London tourist spots, we are also planning to take a little side trip to Paris (*fingers crossed*). Janice has been sending me texts with a countdown, which prompted me to add a cute little countdown to this post and to my sidebar.
Keeping true to my fashionista inner goddess, I’ve also started thinking about what I’m going to wear, because I know we’ll be doing quite a bit of walking. I’ve mostly got flats slated for our trip, but I’ve got a pair of low-heeled ankle boots and a pair of flatforms that I’m going to be sporting as well. I definitely plan on shopping, posting outfits and documenting everything right here on the blog!
I just checked the Rewind Festival site for updates and I am beyond excited because they made an addition that I was not expecting to the show we’re attending on August 19th. Here is the line up to date:
- OMD (see my posts here and here for previously attended shows)
- Lightening Seeds (“Pure” was one of their more popular songs)
- Adam Ant and The Good, The Mad & The Lovely Posse
- Roland Gift (Fine Young Cannibals)
- Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet, newly added!)
- The Straits (Formerly Dire Straits)
- Wang Chung
- Marc Almond (Soft Cell)
- John Parr (of “St. Elmo’s Fire” fame)
- Midge Ure (Ultravox)
- The Christians (Not too familiar with their music, although I have heard of them)
- T’Pau (“Heart & Soul”)
My only nervous moments are thinking about being away from Dominic so long while he’s in his toddler phase, because he’s so attached to me right now (I think my husband will be fine). I know Deon will plan lots of outings with Dominic (most likely golf related), so I’m hoping that will keep him occupied. Despite that little bit of anxiety, the excitement just keeps building and building! Look out for more updates as the date gets closer. Cheers!