justbenme: London page two.

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

London page two.

London

On our way to the Churchill War Rooms

some of you will know why I took this picture

You can google Churchill War Rooms and get the full story
BUT

You will not see this lady flirting with a soldier

Or this lady trying on hats

Rooms with stories of Churchill years

We are heading toward the 11:00 changing of the guards

getting closer

And this is about as close as we got

Church at Trafalgar Square
St. Martins in the Fields

and then....

Street entertainment

You want souvenirs ? We got em !

We are approaching the
Victoria and Albert Museum

Recognize our Northwest Artist ? !

On the right: our tour guide . Very valuable ( and free) Gives a brief history of 5 or 6 exhibits.
On the left: Ann. A helpful tourist who had been to the V & A many times and encouraged us to get in line for a tour and she also came along with our group, until Margret and Colin were missing. So she went looking for them.
Darrell found them at the end of the 45 minute tour.

Even the tile floors are Art !

The tiger lifts and there are details about this mechanical animal that you would not know if you did not have a guide or guide book ( a take the time to read it )

This is the famous fig leaf that was designed to make David presentable to all viewers.

This special exhibit had lines that were huge.
There was a cost and I chose the Shoe exhibit.
You can google Alexander McQueen, if you dare. A very disturbing biography.
No surprise when you see his picture and read the introduction as pictured above .

I live a protected, somewhat innocent, life.
I have so much to be thankful for.
Blessed, because of Jesus.

No pictures allowed inside, but a fun exhibit
and while I was enjoying shoes, Darrell took Margret and Colin to the exhibits they missed.
He gave them
a fine introduction to some exhibits , I am told.