London: Day Four. Thanks to some unfortunate bug bites I have spent the last 5 days and 8.2 kajillion miles in my flip flops. I now have 13 toes. But does this stop me from embarking on my pilgrimage through London's museums? Oh no. No it does not! Nothing that spending the next 6 months in support hose and orthopedic shoes can't fix.
I went to the National Gallery first. Excellent! Incredible collection of paintings-I probably got about 1/3 of the way through the place. I'm guessing no one wants me to yap about all the pieces that I liked, especially since I don't have pictures (no photos allowed). I can't pick one favorite, but if you ever get to London's National Gallery make sure that you see Massacre of the Innocents by Peter Paul Rubens. You can find digital images of it online and get the general idea, but seeing it up close is really breath-taking. Bonus from today: I went to a free piano concert at the church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Yes that's right, classical music lovers, the St. Martin-in-the-Fields (no, I did not see Sir Neville Marriner).
The picture is from Trafalgar Square, right in front of the National Gallery. On the tall column is Lord Nelson who defeated the French at the battle of Trafalgar (where he also died). The man on the horse is Charles I (who I'm sure has some choice words for Lord Nelson and his monument).
1 comment:
monica.
after i'm done posting this, i intend to go find a sponge and wipe the drool off my keyboard. that's so cool you got to hear music at st martins.
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