Thursday, August 9, 2007

More London


Simply everyone must visit Harrods department store, or so they tell us. We went there for lunch and found an ice cream store - Yummm. However, when we got the bill...well, let's say that we have never paid over $20.00 for an ice cream sundae before today! We also heard that a baby elephant was sold from Harrod's pet store. Harrods is indeed quite the place.

We learned how to utilize the London Tube system and got all over London to see the sites. Westminster Abbey, Picadilly Circus, Portabello Road, Soho, Chinatown, Dickens Markeplace, were among the places we enjoyed. We even found the Methodist Central Hall and spent quite some time there - as boring as this sounds, we really enjoyed being back amongst Methodists! We went to a London Broadway musical - "Mary Poppins" that was delightful. Another place that we thoroughly loved was the London National Art Gallery and Museum - there were paintings from Degas, Raphael, Titian, Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Goya, Monet, and DaVinci --very impressive! When we tried to get to the Albert and Victoria Museum we had a rainstorm and the underground tube system was completely flooded and consequently closed! So, we ran through the drenching rain to see this museum that is dedicated to research. There were students from all over the world studying archeology, fashion, pottery, jewels....etc... Everywhere we went someone was sketching, writing, or researching something - except us. We just enjoyed it all.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It's August 9 and you're still in London?