After two days of fun in the London sun, the ugly weather finally reared its head. Thursday started off cold and rainy and got only marginally better as the day went on. Oh well, two days of sunshine was a pretty good run.
It will not come as a shock to anyone that has been here, but London is expensive!! Today I went to get a duplicate key made and it was over 6 pounds - about 12 dollars! I was missing the 1.97 Wal-Mart key cutting.
Fortunately, some things in London are free. Take museums for example. There are probably a dozen excellent free museums in London.
The National Gallery in Trafalgar Square
Fountain in front of the National Gallery
Flying rats in Trafalgar square
Self explanatory
Today I took a peek in the national gallery before going to the national portrait gallery. I got to brush up on my British history by reading about London's royal family from the 1500s or so on and seeing portraits of Kings, Queens, and other notable people.
Slightly crooked photo of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square
As I was leaving the museum there was a bit of sunshine. It even looked like good weather for a jog. So, when I got back the flat Seth and I went for a jog down Paddington canal.
The big plan for tomorrow evening is to find a cheap theater ticket and see a show.. will let you know how it turns out.
3 comments:
I loved the photos from Regents Park with the daffodils. Well, it was nice that you had pleasant weather for the first two days! I have always enjoyed going to the National Portrait Gallery and seeing the paintings of people I have read about in history. Annette, Angela and Richard enjoyed going to the museum of Natural History where there is a movable platform which shows how much the ground shook in the last Alaskan earthquake.
Nothing new since Thursday? How disappointing!! :)
Great pictures!! I love the "look right" on the street. Those really do come in handy for those of us who are a little wrong-side-of-the-road challenged. Have your classes started yet?
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