London: Day Seven
Spent a good chunk of today at the Natural History Museum, which is by FAR the best of the NHMs I've been to. It's enormous, and GORGEOUS inside, and their dinosaur exhibit is pretty badass. Plus they've outdone themselves with interactive stuff, and a giant globe escalator (idek actually) and they had a lot on offer. The only drag was that it was super horribly crowded. Like ridiculously literally-cannot-move crowded. And on a Monday morning no less! I shudder to think what it might have been like on Saturday. By the time we left, it was an hour+ queue to get in to see the dinosaurs. WTF.
Strolled through Kensington Gardens after that, and while it was really pretty, I'm sure it's at its best during the spring. Oddly quiet in comparison to all the others, too, which I guess was nice.
Went back to the Sherlock Holmes Restaurant for lunch because obviously fish & chips must be had sometime on the visit, and if they were to be had by me, I wanted it to be there because the food had been so good last time. Ohhh my gosh, I was expecting like, fish fingers or something. No. It was basically a WHOLE FISH, fried up and crunchy and whole, needing to be cut and eaten with a knife and fork. Is this normal? I have no idea. It was delicious though! Happy with the decision.
We just got back from seeing a play called 'Our Boys,' about six soldiers struggling to overcome injuries they've sustained in the service, and the whole host of drama that comes with that. It was sad, but actually really funny too, and all the actors (as Jess put it) acted the shit out of it. The plot was 'Eh,' but dat acting. Was wonderful. I seriously wanted to stage door it in hopes catching Arthur Darvill, but there were so many reasons why it just wasn't a good idea. It was cold and raining, and Jess is not feeling well, and it's WAY past when we've been going to bed, so we're both exhausted. Also I had no idea when all the last trains were running, but catching them and NOT being stranded is pretty high on the priority list, so I didn't even ask.
Time for some serious sleeping. Well, a shower first. Then sleeping.
Strolled through Kensington Gardens after that, and while it was really pretty, I'm sure it's at its best during the spring. Oddly quiet in comparison to all the others, too, which I guess was nice.
Went back to the Sherlock Holmes Restaurant for lunch because obviously fish & chips must be had sometime on the visit, and if they were to be had by me, I wanted it to be there because the food had been so good last time. Ohhh my gosh, I was expecting like, fish fingers or something. No. It was basically a WHOLE FISH, fried up and crunchy and whole, needing to be cut and eaten with a knife and fork. Is this normal? I have no idea. It was delicious though! Happy with the decision.
We just got back from seeing a play called 'Our Boys,' about six soldiers struggling to overcome injuries they've sustained in the service, and the whole host of drama that comes with that. It was sad, but actually really funny too, and all the actors (as Jess put it) acted the shit out of it. The plot was 'Eh,' but dat acting. Was wonderful. I seriously wanted to stage door it in hopes catching Arthur Darvill, but there were so many reasons why it just wasn't a good idea. It was cold and raining, and Jess is not feeling well, and it's WAY past when we've been going to bed, so we're both exhausted. Also I had no idea when all the last trains were running, but catching them and NOT being stranded is pretty high on the priority list, so I didn't even ask.
Time for some serious sleeping. Well, a shower first. Then sleeping.