Postcard from London: The Madame waxes reality

I chose a picture of Morgan Freeman because he is one of my favorite actors and the new figure of Olympic running sensation Usain Bolt revealed this week was missing the needle … wink, wink.

Madame Tussauds is one of the busiest of London attractions and displays waxworks of historical and royal figures, sports stars and infamous murderers. It has more than 300 figures and a Super Heroes 4-D movie.

I haven’t been to the one in Las Vegas, but I give it credit for the environmentally friendly materials it used in building Leonardo DiCaprio. I don’t believe the London shop thought in such a manner with Napoleon Bonaparte. I have never seen a "Go Green" theme to the Napoleonic Code.

They have unveiled a new figure here of Queen Elizabeth II in honor of her Diamond Jubilee. It is the 23rd such showing of Her Majesty, although I’m not sure how they distinguish between wax and the real thing.

(Ed Graney is covering the Olympics in London for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Follow him on Twitter: @edgraney. More Olympics coverage can be found at lvrj.com/olympics.)