This weekend I went into London to do a bit of exploring. My plan was to spend all day Saturday going to museums, but I didn't actually get into the city until 3pm and by the time I was anywhere near a museum, it would have been closed.
I ended up roaming around the Waterloo station until I finally found Westminster Bridge. I walked across the bridge and then headed straight into St. James' Park. It's full of birds! I watched as people (including myself) gawked at these ridiculously huge pelicans. Then I slowly started wandering over towards Buckingham Palace since I didn't have my camera the last time I was there.
I then walked along Green Park towards the Memorial Gates and Wellington Arch. My plan was to go to the Victoria and Albert Museum, but by the time I got to Knightsbridge it was too late... So I went to Harrod's :-)
That place is too marvelous for it's own good. It was too lush to simply walk through. I was pretty overwhelmed, so I left. But I plan to come back again and spend hours and hours in there...
After browsing through some shops nearby, I walked along Hyde Park to visit some BADA friends up on Edgware. Seeing Nora, Joanna, and Jesse again was so nice. We got to do some SLC catch-up. They live in an amazing flat and they made a really great dinner for us.
The next day I actually made it to the Victoria and Albert museum. That place is also full of lavish goods, but in a far more substantial way. It's a design museum, so it's jam packed with fabulous objects - art work, pottery, furniture, statues, fashion, etc. from all over the world, covering a huge span of history. I'm really glad I went. Now I just have to get to the Science Museum, British Museum, and Portrait Gallery to take full advantage of the free admission.
Pics from my London weekend!
Wandered into a tunnel near the Waterloo station. There were tons of guys spray painting in here! I wanted to try it :-) This guy is spray painting the words "Little Sister"
I ran into a group of teenage boys who looked like Lyle and his friends. I asked one of them, he was like 13, what he painted and he explained that this was his first time tagging. He showed me a little blue patch that he did, but then told me that his friend was way better haha.
Big Ben from the Westminster Bridge
These pelicans were at least 3 feet tall!
Buckingham Palace from the park
Amazing black swans
Wellington Arch
The palace that is Harrod's
Hyde Park on Sunday morning
The Serpentine
Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain
Fashion at the V&A
Islamic design
Floor rug from the 16th century. The lights are on it for 10 minutes every half hour.
Japanese Noh theatre mask
Reflection of a digitalized reflection of me
I never knew when I'd see a sunset in London!
Pretty Egham streets in the evening
Privet Drive?
