Touring London on foot & by tube has been pretty wearying on the joints but we've covered a lot of the City, on a Walk London walk all around the alleyways of St Pauls; along the river and using bus and train to Piccadilly, St Johns Wood. We explored Church Street just off the Edgeware Road and Whitechapel to find evidence of Tony's family - a sign still stands above the old Mann Crossman and Paulin brewery gate (now a health centre!).
We had a day trip out to Orpington in Kent to visit family. It is certainly cooler than the May weather we remember, with occasional bursts of bright sunshine to liven things up.
The Tate Modern on the Southbank housed in the old Battersea Power Station has some amazing modern art in such huge spaces and we were lucky to also get on the roof with a Tate member. We walked over the Millenium Bridge which gives a fabulous photo opportunity looking back with St Pauls in the background. London planners apparently have a mind to create spaces where new buildings do not inhibit or disappear the old.
At the British Museum, we spent 5 hours amongst crowds of schoolchildren and other tourists looking at Britain's accumulated possessions from every corner of the globe, rooms so full of every type of "treasure". One wonders how some of the antiquities were "collected"... The Museum is a wonderful blend of old and new with many cafes placed just where you need a quick sit down and a cup of tea to re-energise you for the next few rooms full of history. Off to Greenwich today, Chelsea Flower Show tomorrow and then the French connection starts.
And then we enjoyed a Sunny Afternoon with the Kinks last night!
We had a day trip out to Orpington in Kent to visit family. It is certainly cooler than the May weather we remember, with occasional bursts of bright sunshine to liven things up.
The Tate Modern on the Southbank housed in the old Battersea Power Station has some amazing modern art in such huge spaces and we were lucky to also get on the roof with a Tate member. We walked over the Millenium Bridge which gives a fabulous photo opportunity looking back with St Pauls in the background. London planners apparently have a mind to create spaces where new buildings do not inhibit or disappear the old.
At the British Museum, we spent 5 hours amongst crowds of schoolchildren and other tourists looking at Britain's accumulated possessions from every corner of the globe, rooms so full of every type of "treasure". One wonders how some of the antiquities were "collected"... The Museum is a wonderful blend of old and new with many cafes placed just where you need a quick sit down and a cup of tea to re-energise you for the next few rooms full of history. Off to Greenwich today, Chelsea Flower Show tomorrow and then the French connection starts.
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