Tuesday: Ahhh, yes, the fieldtrip. What's the best way to spend a rainy day? No, not playing video games. No, not 'cuddling' with your significant other (filthy mind !). Sleeping?! Who said sleeping?! Jeez people, the answer is at the museum !
So, off we go to the Victoria & Albert, by coach, led by the intrepid Simon Knell, braving bogs of London traffic.
First stop: the Cafe !
Then it was on to do work. Now, I don't know about you folk, but I'm one of those people who usually doesn't take a map and wanders around. However, as that would hardly make me a good team player, and this was a team work assignment, I did try to stay focused. Of course, if I hadn't strayed at least a little, I would have missed this gem:
So, off we go to the Victoria & Albert, by coach, led by the intrepid Simon Knell, braving bogs of London traffic.
First stop: the Cafe !
Disney is everywhere.The group I was part of decided to attempt the "20 Highlights" suggested in the front of the floor plan, rather than specific galleries. This was mainly so we could also take in as much of the museum as possible.
Work, work, work.
Shopping ! That would be the reward for all the working.
Julie, showing all the signs of Museum Exhaustion.
Following the V&A, we were off to investigate the museum(s) of our choice. I chose the Natural History Museum, others the Science Museum and still others went elsewhere. I, personally, found it a bit disturbing that according to the NHM, sea mammals only live in the Old World and Australia and mammoths only lived in Ice Age Britain. Some of the models could have done with a dusting, too. Otherwise, it was refreshing to be surrounded by children and groups full of people of all colours and speaking many languages.
Then, after 'catching flies' on the coach ride home, as John so eloquently put it, we broke off in groups in search of food. For a number of us, it was the Tiffen. This was a restaurant heavy on the ambiance and not so focused on the awesomeness of its food. It was tasty, don't get me wrong, but not quite like any Indian food I'd had previously. 
There was, however, a highly amusing couple in the corner who were absolutely disgusted by our presence. We're not sure if it was because we were underdressed (twin set and pearls wouldn't have gone amiss) or if it was because we were loud. Returning the stare was fun, though, because people like that deserve to have their bad behaviour pointed out.
Work, work, work.
Shopping ! That would be the reward for all the working.
Julie, showing all the signs of Museum Exhaustion.
Then, after 'catching flies' on the coach ride home, as John so eloquently put it, we broke off in groups in search of food. For a number of us, it was the Tiffen. This was a restaurant heavy on the ambiance and not so focused on the awesomeness of its food. It was tasty, don't get me wrong, but not quite like any Indian food I'd had previously. 
There was, however, a highly amusing couple in the corner who were absolutely disgusted by our presence. We're not sure if it was because we were underdressed (twin set and pearls wouldn't have gone amiss) or if it was because we were loud. Returning the stare was fun, though, because people like that deserve to have their bad behaviour pointed out.
2 comments:
I wish I'd gone on the trip, but I was very ill when I finally woke up, so it wasn't possible. No one really commented on the natural History Museum as far as National Identity is concerned. I wondered if people felt a science-based museum is excluded from the debate and on what grounds?
Also, the animatronic T-rex is very life-like, scary etc. but I wonder if/ how it's different from the animatronic T-rex in new York's Toys R Us?
I've never seen the animatronic T. rex in NY, but if I make it down that way in the next while, I'll have to check it out. There aren't that many companies who do that kind of model creation. I wonder if it was the same company that built both?
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