After a slow start today we caught the tube and for the first time headed in two directions!! We both got off at South Kensington Station and I walked to the Victoria and Albert Museum while Bill changed trains to go out to North Kensington/Nottinghill area. He wanted to see the Grenfell Tower. I didn't but understand his interest. It has been front page news since it happened ten days ago and will be a huge political issue for some time to come. (Last night, 4000 people were asked to evacuate from other buildings with similar cladding!)
I spent two hours in heaven. I love the V&A, the history of design and decoration. I concentrated on British from 1500 - 1760!
Bill found the tower with much difficulty. The tube is closed in the vicinity to avoid debris falling on the track so he took the bus and walked. He found it sobering.
We met as planned outside the V&A, stopped into the Museum of Natural History across the street until it closed then walked Exhibition Road to Hyde Park where we found another little restaurant. It rained while we were walking there but we sat under a tree in the park and sure enough it passed. We are loving being cool and even some rain is a relief after the heat wave.
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Natural History display on Earthquakes. Looks like we are presently in a good place.
Do you west coasties have your earthquake kit up to date?? |
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| Hyde Park looking towards the City - the Shard and the Eye in the distance |
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| Threatening weather over the Serpentine |
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| Embassies line the streets in South Kensington |
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| Museums on either side of Exhibition Road the results of Great Exhibition of 1851 |
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