Catch Up: Adventure 4- London part 1

So I have finally made it to London!!!! I was there for 3 whole days of fun, which was not enough time, but thankfully I am heading back there tomorrow!!!! London is great, it is such a big city, full of so many things to do and see. The people were all nice, riding the tube was exciting, and an adventure in itself. One of my favorite things to do is "people watch" and there is definitely plenty of that there!!!

Day one: Was a short day, it was a Monday and our flight landed at noon, and it took us about an hour to clear customs and make it into the city. After we reached the hotel, Mikkel headed straight off to his meeting, and I headed out to explore a little. With an oyster card in hand I set out for High Kennsington Street. I had to check out the shopping. Oh, and I need to mentioned I found a Starbucks right across from the tube stop ( Gloucester Road ) Not only did I get in a little shopping, but I got my Starbucks fix!!! That evening ( which was Valentine's Day ) I met up with Mikkel and he surprised me with tickets to go see an advanced screening of the movie, "Paul". I was so excited because I love Simon Pegg and Nick frost movies, and this was their new one. It was so very cute! Afterwards we had an amazing, cozy, and intimate dinner for just the 2 of us. What a great Valentine's Day!!!

Day 2: I decided I would head down to the Victoria and Albert Museum of Art and Design. It was an amazing Museum, 6 floors worth of exhibits. I saw all sorts of Exhibits. Saw statues from Rodin, to Middle Eastern Art, Japanese Art, All sorts of cultural exhibits. All that was even before I left the 1st floor. Once I wondered up to the next level I Found an entire wing devoted to JEWELRY!!!!! This exhibit is every little girls dream. It was amazing.

 Speaking of amazing, getting to the museum was amazingly easy! I got on the tube, and then got off at the South Kennsington Stop. This stop has a tunnel that is directly connected to all of the museums in the area. The tunnel made it easy to get to the museum with out getting wet from the rain!!!

Day 3: I was told by Mikkel that the best Museum in London is the Tate Modern, so I of course had to go and see it!!! What made this trip even better was that I got to knock out another few attractions at the same time. I got to walk across the Millennium Bridge ( Bridget Jones' Diary, and Harry Potter 6 ), and also walk past The Globe Theatre ( Shakespeare's theatre )

 Once in the Tate Modern I was amazed with all sorts of work. There were works from Picasso, Matisse, Monet, plus several more modern and eclectic exhibits. One of my most favorite pieces was titled, "Flux" and it is by Bridget Riley. The piece is enormous, and if you stare at it too long you will get dizzy! The Tate Modern was an amazing Museum, and I am definitely so glad I went to see it!

I know I did not get to any of the extremely touristy things, but seeing as how I knew I would be back in a couple of weeks, and I would be able to do more sightseeing, and this next time Mikkel will get to play tourist with me ( or rather tour guide ). Look for a post on my London Part 2 next week!