Up at 08:30 to work on a blog entry. Duane was up shortly thereafter and Kristen began to stir around 09:30. Duane and I went out for a short walk around 10:15 so Kristen could complete her morning preparations in solitude. Back at 10:30 to get our show on the road for the day.
Took the Circle line down to Tower Hill to take in The Tower of London. Had a breakfast of porridge, beans and a hash brown at 11:30. It started raining while we were in the restaurant and continued until just after we got our tickets to see the Tower. We spent the next four hours poking around all the buildings in the castle and looking at all the exhibits.
The Tower of London, a living history talk recounting the exploits of Admiral Nelson, one of the Royal Crows (It is said that if all the crows should ever leave the Tower grounds, the monarchy will end. Needless to say the crows have their wings clipped, so they are not going anywhere.), and a model of the castle and its environs as it is thought to have looked in the 1200s.
Hiked across Tower Bridge to the south side of the Thames to visit the Design Museum. There was a nice show of the work of Robert Brownjohn, a US born graphic designer who had spent the last years of his life in London. He was noted for his album cover work for the Rolling Stones and the title sequences for the James Bond films Goldfinger and From Russia with Love. There was also an amazing show of the work of Eileen Gray, an Irish lady who lived in Paris. She was self-taught, but with little critical acclaim during her lifetime for her furniture and architectural designs.
Tower Bridge and Duane at the Design Museum.
By the time we were done with the Design Museum, we were too late to do the Tate Modern any justice, so we headed up to the Barbican to see a retrospective of the work of photographer Nobuyoshi Araki and a solo show of the work of Lucy Orta.
The solo show of Lucy Orta's work at the Barbican.
Stopped at Wagamama for some delicious asian cuisine. Headed down to Regent street to see if the Apple store was still open. It appeared to have closed sometime before our 21:45 arrival. Took advantage of their open wireless network to check email. Headed off to find a pub. Ended up at the Red Lion. Had a couple of pints of cider before working our way back to the hotel. Arrived back just before midnight. Crashed out soon thereafter, pleasantly exhausted from a long day of hiking.
Kristen and Duane abusing the open wireless network at the Apple Store.
Took the Circle line down to Tower Hill to take in The Tower of London. Had a breakfast of porridge, beans and a hash brown at 11:30. It started raining while we were in the restaurant and continued until just after we got our tickets to see the Tower. We spent the next four hours poking around all the buildings in the castle and looking at all the exhibits.
The Tower of London, a living history talk recounting the exploits of Admiral Nelson, one of the Royal Crows (It is said that if all the crows should ever leave the Tower grounds, the monarchy will end. Needless to say the crows have their wings clipped, so they are not going anywhere.), and a model of the castle and its environs as it is thought to have looked in the 1200s.
Hiked across Tower Bridge to the south side of the Thames to visit the Design Museum. There was a nice show of the work of Robert Brownjohn, a US born graphic designer who had spent the last years of his life in London. He was noted for his album cover work for the Rolling Stones and the title sequences for the James Bond films Goldfinger and From Russia with Love. There was also an amazing show of the work of Eileen Gray, an Irish lady who lived in Paris. She was self-taught, but with little critical acclaim during her lifetime for her furniture and architectural designs.
Tower Bridge and Duane at the Design Museum.
By the time we were done with the Design Museum, we were too late to do the Tate Modern any justice, so we headed up to the Barbican to see a retrospective of the work of photographer Nobuyoshi Araki and a solo show of the work of Lucy Orta.
The solo show of Lucy Orta's work at the Barbican.
Stopped at Wagamama for some delicious asian cuisine. Headed down to Regent street to see if the Apple store was still open. It appeared to have closed sometime before our 21:45 arrival. Took advantage of their open wireless network to check email. Headed off to find a pub. Ended up at the Red Lion. Had a couple of pints of cider before working our way back to the hotel. Arrived back just before midnight. Crashed out soon thereafter, pleasantly exhausted from a long day of hiking.
Kristen and Duane abusing the open wireless network at the Apple Store.
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