On Sunday, Christine had to complete a risk assessment for the Natural history museum as she was taking a group of students there the following Thursday. We were lucky enough to go to the David Attenbourgh Theater for a talk and an interactive presentation. These were pretty cool especially the interactive one that looked at the ‘tree of life’ and showed how we are actually related to bananas. The museum is very interesting and has lots of specimens from all over the world so it is always fun to spot the Aussie. We found Wallabies, a Tawny Frogmouth Owl and Kingfishers. The dinosaur section was packed as usual but we managed to do an express tour and run past the animated T-Rex.
After a couple of hours it defiantly time for a coffee as Christine dragged me over to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The coffee shop there was the first museum coffee shop in the world. The rooms are all decked out in designers from back in the day. Christine wanted to sit in the William Morris room but it was full so we had to sit in the massive Gamble room. It looks like it could be a ballroom. After coffee and of course cake, we headed back to DC.
Australia Day – No BBQ!
Sadly London (or at least DC) put a dampener on Australia day this year. Last year we had a great night and hearty Aussie BBQ which was enjoyed by all the residents including the Frenchies and token Kiwi Chris (who did his best in green and gold)!
A few Fosters were consumed as well as Christines hamburgers (not allowed to be BBQ’d) and a few salads and other dishes in a communal feed. It was a night for reflection and counting down the days until we will be home, or at least out of London! It was also a bit more subdued, possibly as there are less aussies here at the moment. It was a nice night but the BBQ taste of the burger was missing!
The highlight of the week was definitely Friday, after work I had a beer with Sam, a guy I work with. I then met Christine at Covent Garden to see Blood Brothers. This was another musical that we had got tickets to. It was one of the best shows we have seen. Based on a story of a woman with a number of kids, who has twins. She gives one away at birth. The story is about how the two boys grow up and cross paths at different stages of their lives. It had great singing, high energy acting and a great story line, leaving you on the edge of your seat.
After a couple of hours it defiantly time for a coffee as Christine dragged me over to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The coffee shop there was the first museum coffee shop in the world. The rooms are all decked out in designers from back in the day. Christine wanted to sit in the William Morris room but it was full so we had to sit in the massive Gamble room. It looks like it could be a ballroom. After coffee and of course cake, we headed back to DC.
Australia Day – No BBQ!
Sadly London (or at least DC) put a dampener on Australia day this year. Last year we had a great night and hearty Aussie BBQ which was enjoyed by all the residents including the Frenchies and token Kiwi Chris (who did his best in green and gold)!
A few Fosters were consumed as well as Christines hamburgers (not allowed to be BBQ’d) and a few salads and other dishes in a communal feed. It was a night for reflection and counting down the days until we will be home, or at least out of London! It was also a bit more subdued, possibly as there are less aussies here at the moment. It was a nice night but the BBQ taste of the burger was missing!
The highlight of the week was definitely Friday, after work I had a beer with Sam, a guy I work with. I then met Christine at Covent Garden to see Blood Brothers. This was another musical that we had got tickets to. It was one of the best shows we have seen. Based on a story of a woman with a number of kids, who has twins. She gives one away at birth. The story is about how the two boys grow up and cross paths at different stages of their lives. It had great singing, high energy acting and a great story line, leaving you on the edge of your seat.
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