We went to London for the day with the intention of helping Donna sort out her passport, which was unsuccessful due to misinformation and misunderstanding, on our part I must admit. So what to do with the day, seeing that we had left home at the crack of dawn and spent a fortune on train travel into London. As pensioners we are not eligible for free train travel as we live outside the London border (by about 20 metres).
We first had a much needed cup of coffee from an organic food shop on Kensington High Street, which tasted wonderful. Then some retail therapy with some purchases being made by me, from Monsoon.
Then Donna went back to work and we took Lucy to the Victoria and Albert Museum. Still free, although there were signs encouraging you to make a £3 donation.
The building is fascinating, and you could see that the building project during was not constrained by a tight budget. I love the light fitting.
And beautifully decorated ceilings!
We had a good look around the exhibits, with not too many spoils on show from the plundering of foreign lands. The exhibit of plaster casts of towers, church surrounds, tombstones etc was particularly impressive, especially as the originals have often deteriorated due to acid rain and pollution. The photo below is part of the European display.
By the time we went upstairs we were becoming a bit jaded, so did not do justice to the displays of art, tapestries, silver and jewellery.
Lucy looking particularly jaded. Even the beautifully decorated staircase did not impress her at this point.
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