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Mind The Gap
... blowing!
We pick a few delectables for a picnic lunch which takes over an hour before we head back out into the weather and off in the direction of the Museum of Natural History where we have our picnic in the courtyard before heading in to explore. Several hours later and sore feet we head back out into the dusk and decide that we really did not want to wait in the rain for a bus.
The tube it is then! Mind the Gap! ...
Day 2: London
... understand how wonderful it was just by looking at the photographic evidence. But I do, not only because I ate it, but because I got my leftovers in a takeaway box for tomorrow, but which I will have finished, with my fingers, in about ten seconds
After that, I trudged back home in the increasingly wet rain. I was thoroughly soaked at this point. My feet were tired, and I think my blisters had blisters. It was a good day.
Something I learned today: Don't overpack!
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Not up to much
... if dinosaurs were still around they could help solve the cities over-population issues. I can only imagine how the Olympics is going to work next year, it seems like you couldnt cram any more people in. Speaking of the Olympics I got to see some of the village and arenas where they will be. They built a big ugly chrome statue there, yuck!
I was lucky to get some decent weather though (by English standards). Saw some more of the sights round ...
The National Gallery
... the way...
I met the two kids she's been looking after since she's been in London, Jessie, a little girl aged 3 years and George, a little boy aged 5. They're both adorable little creatures, with blonde hair and well spoken english accents! Jessie was quite shy but a very sweet little thing. We went for ice cream after lunch and she got ice cream all over her face, to the point that it looked like she had a huge clown-makeup smile ...
Awesome Comes In Threes
... Thing #2 happened when I finally got to the Tate Modern and discovered that the whole place was free of charge to see. Now, let me put this in perspective... It cost me $30.00 Cdn to enter the Art Gallery of Ontario when I was in Toronto, and it essentially had the same type of works as the Tate Modern.
(There's a burn in there about “free” being just about the right amount for looking at squiggles on ...