We went off to see the Natural History and the Albert and
Victoria Museums this morning. These are
only a 10-15 minute walk from our hotel. We started at the V&A Museum and
it was quite an eclectic collection. They
had what is called a cartoon of Leonardo Da Vinci of Virgin and Child. A
cartoon is a preliminary sketch of a painting. They had wonderful examples of Islamic and
Mughal art including an extraordinary carpet.
Some of the treasures at the V&A.
Above Nelson's Column and the end of the Gay Pride Rally. The best conversation was between two lesbians where one was having a go at the other because she had been in three fights and she wasn't there to help
The Natural History Museum had very long queues that weren’t
really moving. Instead we caught the
tube into Westminster and landed in the middle of a Gap Pride demonstration
although we what it actually was later. It was so crowded it was ridiculous. We visited the National Gallery which was
interesting to a point but the National Portrait Gallery was much better. Unfortunately no photography was allowed. We did see one of van Gogh’s Sunflowers and
works by Da Vinci, Monet, Rembrandts and Picasso.
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