Our first stop was Piccadilly Circus. This is like Times Square in New York City.
Historically it serves as a meeting point in the city where they used to make the feather collars worn in the 1700s. Now it is filled with tourist shops, American restaurants, theaters, and big brand stores like LEGO, M&Ms and so on. We gave the kids some free time to shop and watch the street entertainers.
We walked up a ways into Leicester (pronounce it Lester) Square. This is kind of like the Broadway area of NYC. In London this is called the West End area. Around the square is the Odean theater, which is where all major British movies premiere. Also found a neat statue of Mary Poppins!
We gave the kids half an hour here to shop before we head to dinner.
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