Museums
Sep 24 to 27
Greenwich was lots of fun. There was a choir there singing sea shanties on the dock right next to the Cuttysark. We saw lots of people dressed up in Sailor hats and wearing striped shirts. There is a market there as well and so Anne and I browsed around there for a bit. She bought a dress and scarf and I bought some earrings. After some lunch we went to the Maritime museum, lots of activity there too, singing and dancing. A really good museum. Del came into the city, and we met for supper, Japanese food, first time I have had the noodles and very delicious. A drink in a lounge nearby, then Anne and Del went off home to Oxford and I came home to the flat.
On Sunday Grace got here. I met her at the Tube station, and we walked back to the flat, through the graveyard. After some lunch and a bit of a rest we walked over to Canary Wharf, just to explore a bit. What a difference there is around there compared to central London, everything seems new and shiny. We had some supper at Jaime Oliver's restaurant and caught the DLR back. Up bright and early on Monday taking the train to Windsor, to tour around there. The Queen was not in residence so we saw everything. The exhibition of her dresses was really great, it went from the time she was a guide to present day. They also had some of her hats!! Very cool. When we went to St. George's Chapel, there was a choir practicing which made the visit there even more special. By the time we got back to London we were both pretty tired and picked up a quick supper to eat at home.
Tuesday was museum day in London, the first stop was Florence Nightingale. It was pretty interesting, even for a non nurse. Kensington Palace was the next stop. Even though it is a palace, it seemed more like a home than Windsor. There was an exhibition there of some of the Queen's dressed too, along with some from Princess Margaret and Princess Diana. The V&A has an exhibition on right now called So You Say You Want a Revolution, all about 1966 to 1971. It was really good, I went to that, and Grace wandered around the rest of the museum. Last night we went to see The Curious Incident at the Gielgud Theatre, which we both enjoyed. It was a long day, but lots of fun. Today we are off to Bletchley.
Greenwich was lots of fun. There was a choir there singing sea shanties on the dock right next to the Cuttysark. We saw lots of people dressed up in Sailor hats and wearing striped shirts. There is a market there as well and so Anne and I browsed around there for a bit. She bought a dress and scarf and I bought some earrings. After some lunch we went to the Maritime museum, lots of activity there too, singing and dancing. A really good museum. Del came into the city, and we met for supper, Japanese food, first time I have had the noodles and very delicious. A drink in a lounge nearby, then Anne and Del went off home to Oxford and I came home to the flat.
On Sunday Grace got here. I met her at the Tube station, and we walked back to the flat, through the graveyard. After some lunch and a bit of a rest we walked over to Canary Wharf, just to explore a bit. What a difference there is around there compared to central London, everything seems new and shiny. We had some supper at Jaime Oliver's restaurant and caught the DLR back. Up bright and early on Monday taking the train to Windsor, to tour around there. The Queen was not in residence so we saw everything. The exhibition of her dresses was really great, it went from the time she was a guide to present day. They also had some of her hats!! Very cool. When we went to St. George's Chapel, there was a choir practicing which made the visit there even more special. By the time we got back to London we were both pretty tired and picked up a quick supper to eat at home.
Tuesday was museum day in London, the first stop was Florence Nightingale. It was pretty interesting, even for a non nurse. Kensington Palace was the next stop. Even though it is a palace, it seemed more like a home than Windsor. There was an exhibition there of some of the Queen's dressed too, along with some from Princess Margaret and Princess Diana. The V&A has an exhibition on right now called So You Say You Want a Revolution, all about 1966 to 1971. It was really good, I went to that, and Grace wandered around the rest of the museum. Last night we went to see The Curious Incident at the Gielgud Theatre, which we both enjoyed. It was a long day, but lots of fun. Today we are off to Bletchley.
posted by Judith at 2:01 AM
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Wow, you packing a lot in.
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