Saturday, July 21, 2007

London trip - Day 3

Day 3 of my trip revolves around the kensington district. Woke up a tab bit late , and heard from my aunt that theres a sale at Harrods over at kensington. So we decided to pop by there to grab some stuff.

The store was huge and very classy too.Well stocked goods from all over the world. The pastries looks like decorative items and its so nice i wouldn't be able to eat it! Some rules that you should know before going in is that all haversack should be hand carried. no bermudas or slippers theres security guard at the door to remind you of that.

We went straight to the house brand souvenir section looking at the purses , bags , key chain, mugs etc some very good deal due to the sale. Got a few stuff there and was quite contented.
Next stop is the Victoria and Albert museum along crowell road, Filled with art works such as metalworks , musical instruments , paintings, glass , architectures and sculptures through the ages. Quite a eye opener for all of us.
Nice art installation at the entrance foyer

The twin roman towers

More sculptures below!

Around the corner we had a quick bite at one of the south Kensington tube stations cafeteria. Ordered jeff fav jacket potato( nothing beats a UK jacket potato) and salad soo healthy i must say.

Just next to the museum is another British natural history museum. This one place is awesome you get up close to a real dinosaur well almost just the bones.. and robotic dinosaurs. The stuffed animals looks cool at the same time creepy if you get my drift. The over hanging life size whale and dolphin is one of the most photographed!

Watch out for the fishes behind you!


Thats a large SPERM whale ! wonder how they mate

Charles darwin part time job as a cleaner

Just next to it is the Geological museum that touches on how earth was formed, earthquakes and other natural disaster. The rock formation and types .. the list goes on..

Rushed back to richmond had dinner with my aunt and family before heading down to catch the performance "Ladysalsa" at the theatre . I must say it was quite fun and interactive too. The dancers from cuba are pretty cool and so is the 10 piece band and the 2 lead singers.

One way to sum up the days activity.. educational haha

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