Today, I visited four museums, a feat that just about wore away the bottom of my feet and turned them into bloody stumps. The four I visited were the Natural History Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum, Science Museum, and the National Gallery. While the first three were fairly clustered (South Kensington) the National Gallery required a bit of travel. I had to travel to Piccadilly Circus, hoof it to Chinatown, and all the way to Trafalgar Square. Then, it started raining.
By the way, if you ever go to London and see signs for ‘subway,’ don’t go in thinking it’s an underground rail transit system. A subway is actually a walkway for pedestrians. You will walk a long time. Then you will realize your error but discover you’ve already gone too far to turn back. Then, your feet will fall off.
With that said, please enjoy these pictures from the V&A Museum. As always, I’ve posted additional pictures below the fold.
As you can see in this picture, taken around 1:00p, London is covered in a perpetual haze. It’s really quite depressing. The V&A is covered in a perpetual haze.
Here’s the front entrance. The guards here did a more thorough bag check than the other museums. That is, they looked inside my bag for two seconds with a flashlight and hurried me along. They must have x-ray vision or something.
Lots of statues. This room contains artifacts from a villa.
Some guy killing another guy: a common theme. It’s possible this is Hercules killing some demi-human. It’s also possible that I just made that up.
A wooden staircase and balcony that looks like something you might find in a tavern.
This glass contraption dangles by a mere chain above the entire reception area. Scary.
Armor. Not pictures is the exhibit directly behind, which featured a crossbow for kids.
This is a drawing room where tea would be served. Whip the candles and hearts do not appear.
A really intricate carving depicting a massive, bloody battle that occurred during the crucifixion of Jesus. Wait a minute, I don’t seem to remember this story in Sunday School.
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