Tamara Georgick London-Day 4
Oct 26th, 2009 Posted in Activities, London, Tamara Georgick | 4 comments »| If I see another housed cultural/historical artifact I’m going to go flippin’ mad. Went to the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Natural History Museum today, but first went to Harrods. All three are in the same Borough as our Hotel so none are too far away. | ||
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| We didn’t realize that daylight savings ended across most of Europe Sunday so we were stuck waiting, along with many other scores of tourists, for Harrod’s to leisurely open their doors at noon. We mostly hung around the food halls, looking at various snacks beautifully displayed. We noticed there was Afternoon Tea offered at one of the various bistros inside and thought we’d give it a shot. It was fabulous. The service was fantastic, both friendly and efficient and the snacks were very tasty. It was a complete delight. | ||
| We noticed that Harrods had some Chanterelle mushrooms from France for sale. This is the variety that we all go out and hunt for every year. If I’m doing my math correctly, it prices out to about $20/lb. Amazingly expensive, especially when these are the worst looking examples I’ve ever seen for sale in a store. You can see them (sort of) in the lower right hand side of the mushroom tray reflected in the mirror above the sign. |  |
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At the Victoria & Albert Museum
<<<< My favorite sign of the day.
The English sure know how to do dairy. This offering of butter was available at the simple food cart stationed in the courtyard. >>>>
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| A fantastic building! >>>> |
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<<<< The Cast Courts collection at the V&A consists of reproductions made in the 19th century. These are plaster casts of Roman columns from the second century. |
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<<<< Looks like Chihuly glass just inside the main entrance. We don’t even need to leave Tacoma, WA to see this. |
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| At the Natural History Museum, saw a really great Special Exhibit that displayed the top submissions in the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Some really interesting photos. | |
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| Finished the long day, after dropping off bags back at the hotel and resting for a bit, by going underground again and hopping off at Oxford Circus in order to head into Chinatown. We randomly picked a small Malaysian restaurant to eat at. First time I ever remembering trying cuisine from there. Had some of the best Naan-like bread ever (roti canai ?). Apparently there’s lots of Malaysian food in Amsterdam, so looking forward to that. |
