**Theme song**
Last we saw our adventurer it was a Monday evening spent watching Florence Foster Jenkins. But what will Tuesday bring?
--- Tuesday May 3rd ---
So today we went to the Victoria and Albert Museum (aka the V&A). It's very much like the British Museum only this one focuses more on arts and craft rather than history. A fine distinction in some cases but it affects how you look at things. They have everything from paintings to stairways. One cool thing that they do there is that you can actually touch some of the stuff on display. Unfortunately we didn't have a whole lot of time at this museum but here are some pictures.
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| Glass Chandelier in Main Entry Hall |
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| A Handmade Oak Stairway |
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| A Chinese sculpture...*touch* |
That evening we watched Citizen Kane at the BFI. The cool part was that the film was an actual film projection! You know with the film reel and everything! That was cool. I also managed to stay awake through all of it despite being incredibly tired...so that's an achievement...
--- Wednesday March 4th ---
We went to the Tower of London. This is technically the official Royal Palace to the Queen but it's more of a storehouse/fort/museum/tourist attraction from what I saw. They do have the house of the Queen there but it's used more for the ceremony placing a new yeoman in place.
There is a lot of cool stuff here. It's home to the Crown Jewels...if you are into that sort of thing. They have a room with the various crown their monarchs have worn. You can also walk around the castle walls and there is a little bit of English history in each of the towers you walk through. If you are into medieval armor and weapons, this is one of the places to go. They have a hall called the Line of Kings. It's a display showing off armor that various kings of England wore or the style of armor they, and others, might have worn. Along side the armor are, of course, the various weapons used throughout the ages: swords, cannon, guns, the whole 9 yards. I found a german made medieval gun-mace, an 8 foot long sword, and 3 bejeweled pistols/revolvers, among many other interesting examples.
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| Armor Galore |
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| More armor and guns |
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| Bejeweled Revolver...for some reason |
I also can't forget the Dragon sculpture. This was really cool...
That evening we saw a play called Les Blanc. If there was ever a play that explored the complex waters of racism, colonialism, the "White Savior" complex, and other serious issues in our time, this is the one to do it. It was such a compelling and deep narrative that explored these deep issues and in such a way that was fair. It didn't say who/what was right or wrong. It showed that no one was completely right or wrong. It's a play that one needs to process for a number of hours to grasp it all. You get thrown for an emotional roller coaster that only stops for the intermission. I highly recommend this play to all those with open minds and hearts.
That will have to do for today. Have a good night and I'll try to catch up on more as soon as I can.
To Be Continued...
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