Our Day Out with Carol

Hey I'm back to continue the austen adventurer's tale...and I guess I'll start right where I left off at:

Carol thought it'd be fun to get theater tickets while in Malvern and mum and I agreed. We had been hoping to see something theatrical while abroad. A play named "Billy Liar" was showing at the Malvern Theater and we purchased tickets for it. More about that play but first--Carol took us to the city center of Ledbury. It was a beautiful little town with black and white buildings and old cobbled streets (reminded me a little of Salisbury but smaller). We decided to hit the shops, but wanted a bite to eat (for strength naturally! haha) We settled on an upstairs restaurant called Cafe Sez which is owned by a Frenchman. Mom ordered Carrot and Orange Soup (which was tasty!), Carol ordered a goat cheese with red onion, etc. sandwich (wonderful!), and I had the best tuna sandwich I have ever had (besides my Grandma's!). The Frenchman came out and served it to us--and I think he took a liking to mum! He gave us a complimentary chocolate dessert which was very rich. Full of renewed strength, we went shopping. With arms full and several hours past, we made our way back to Carol's car. Carol had the idea of going by the poet Elizabeth Browning's house and I'm glad she did. The area was beautiful. The house, which is privately owned, is called Hope End. Because it was privately owned, we were only able to drive up to it, and then had to leave (but I was able to snap a few photos in the process). Since the day was turning into evening, we headed back to Carol's house for dinner.

After a wonderful supper and a homemade smoothie, we hurried to change our outfits for the play. We arrived with time to spare and found our seats. The play, Billy Liar, was first made famous by Albert Finney as the lead (you can see an older Albert in the movie Big Fish with McGregor). The story is about a young man who has a problem with lying and gets himself into trouble with girlfriends, his work, and his parents. It was wonderfully acted--most of the stars are regularly seen on UK Television. The man who played the father did one of the voices on the latest Wallace and Grommit movie; another actor was in the miniseries Cranford.