London, Part 1

We've been having a great time in London - initially a bit of a shock to the system (especially being jet-lagged etc) but are now becoming pros at navigating the transport system! We've managed to fit quite a lot in (it's amazing how much you can fit in a day when you don't have to work!!): the Tower of London, the Tower Bridge, the V&A, the Science Museum, the National Gallery, the Tate Modern (Kandinsky exhibition), Southbank, Buckingham Palace, Harrods, Borough Market, Greenwich (including the Royal Observatory and the Greenwich market), Soho, and the Millenium Bridge, as well as lots of chilling out time in various gardens and parks (Kensington, Dulwich, Clapham Common, Hyde Park, St James etc).

It's SO exciting to see some of the artwork I (Katie) have studied as part of my degree - including works by Monet, van Gogh, van Eyck, Botticelli, Picasso, da Vinci, Renoir, Gauguin, Seurat, Duccio, Renoir, Rothko, and so on and so on!!! The works have a quality to them in real life that cannot be transmitted onto paper/screen, and some of them are quite breathtaking. There's also some great collections in the museums that would not be available in NZ (including a surprisingly fascinating collection of iron work including ancient keys and locks at the V&A) and we have enjoyed wandering through them at leisure.

Borough Markets


Reuben on the Millenium Bridge, with Tate Modern in the background


Katie at the Tower Bridge


A 'Beefeater' at the Tower of London


Outside Buckingham Palace