We leave London tomorrow morning for Rome. It's been a great week here, most of the things on our 'to do' list have been checked off!
The National Portrait Gallery today - a great couple of hours, though again, missed the earlier works up to the 1700's. Simply not enough time in one visit. Great additional works of the London olympians and the BP National Portrait Prize but I loved the Bloomsbury era and the pre-Raphaelite painters.
A long walk for us too today, though Kensington, Hyde and St James parks. Another wish this trip - to see the Peter Pan statue in Kensington Park (a gift by J M Barrie in 1912 and one that 'magically' appeared overnight). The parks were alive with dogs, people strolling, runners, kids on scooters.
Earlier this week we saw Tim Minchin's Matilda at the Cambridge Theatre, which was an absolutely delightful production with lots of Roald Dahl original humour in the story. Great reception from adults and kids. We had an early dinner at the NZ restaurant Kopapi with some good Sauv Blanc from the region.
Explored the Borough market (below are the huge pans of paella ready for lunch), walked along the Thames to the Golden Hinde at Southwark, and on to the Globe Theatre.
All in all a fantastic week!
The National Portrait Gallery today - a great couple of hours, though again, missed the earlier works up to the 1700's. Simply not enough time in one visit. Great additional works of the London olympians and the BP National Portrait Prize but I loved the Bloomsbury era and the pre-Raphaelite painters.
A long walk for us too today, though Kensington, Hyde and St James parks. Another wish this trip - to see the Peter Pan statue in Kensington Park (a gift by J M Barrie in 1912 and one that 'magically' appeared overnight). The parks were alive with dogs, people strolling, runners, kids on scooters.Earlier this week we saw Tim Minchin's Matilda at the Cambridge Theatre, which was an absolutely delightful production with lots of Roald Dahl original humour in the story. Great reception from adults and kids. We had an early dinner at the NZ restaurant Kopapi with some good Sauv Blanc from the region.
Explored the Borough market (below are the huge pans of paella ready for lunch), walked along the Thames to the Golden Hinde at Southwark, and on to the Globe Theatre.
All in all a fantastic week!
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