A quick trip on the tube allows us to reminisce about those most famous British musicians – the Fab Four. They recorded their last album with a cover similar to the picture seen above.

If you were around in 1969, there was a great deal of consternation about the symbology of the picture – including why one Beatle was out of step.

An early example of viral rumours, to learn the truth you were supposed to play a specific Beatle song backwards. A difficult task since everything was on vinyl. Trivia Question anyone.

Hopefully you recognize the pedestrian crossing near their Abbey Road studio.

But I date myself and the rumour mill was wrong as usual.

So turning to the present, it is fitting to refer to their last recorded album as an end to our long and winding voyage to the old world.

Our farewell blog now leads us back home but not without a nod to London as a centre for the arts and music.  Home to many great musicians including the Beatles in their later years.

London is also remembered as the final live performance with all four Beatles playing together.  Although the “concert” was free it was hard to see as it was performed on top of a building at 3 Savile Row.

A number of plaques similar to this can be found throughout the city  highlighting where famous people lived or events were immortalized.

Home to numerous live venues, you can see plays new and old ranging from Rocky Horror Picture to Les Miserables.  

Londons reputation as an arts centre is many years old. Shakespeare had a number of plays hosted at The Globe Theatre located in London.  Lost to fire,  you can still visit a replica theatre where performances are still held.

Shakespeare was not in town so we enjoyed a performance of Hamilton at a modern venue dating from 1911 – Victoria Palace theatre.

Finally we cannot head home without referencing one of the oldest subway systems in the world. We returned to our London home from Abbey Road using one of the original tube stations.

Dated from the 1800’s it references a street address made famous by none other than….

TaTa for now and mind the gap.