I just purchased my ticket to see REM at Hyde Park on July 9, 2005!!
Sunday, January 30, 2005
I wish I had taken my camera with me...
I didn't think I would need it. Most museums don't allow you to photograph things, anyway, so I thought I would save some room in my bag. BIG MISTAKE!
Yesterday I went to the Museum of Natural History, which was rather disappointing. I guess, living in a town without major museums, I had high expectations. Everyone said, "Skip the Science Museum, it's boring, instead go to the Museum of Natural History." I guess we have different opinions of what is boring... It was a lot of animals, sprinkled with some bones: in other words, it was taxidermy heaven with a Darwin exhibit here and a Dinosaur exhibit there. I can see where people might enjoy it, it was much like a zoo except with perfect views of the animals, they weren't hiding and they weren't sleeping. I'd prefer to see the animals at the zoo - alive!! But that's just me. Even the Ecology exhibit had loads of animals, like the museum had SO many that they just put they wherever they could... I can just imagine their basement piled high with the leftovers...
The museum itself was a huge maze and it was very difficult to get from one section to another. I think that added to my frustration. Before leaving, I decided to give it one last go, and found the Earth Room, which was really cool. It was an exhibit on volcanoes and plate tectonics - more my cup of tea. Plus they had a huge room full of rocks and minerals, and even a special exhibit on Meteors which was cool. Not that it was a bad experience, just one I will skip next time... I will say that the Museum building is absolutely gorgeous!! It reminds me of a building in a Sherlock Holmes movie, just large with a breathtaking design. Inside, the detail was wonderful. The first room was three stories high and there were small monkeys carved along each of the arches, everywhere. It was fabulous!!
Leaving the museum, I decided to try and find Harrod's (hugely expensive, well-known department store). I remembered driving past it when we returned to London on my trip to Wales, so I was trying to find the right block... I walked around the exterior of the entire museum, but could not find the right street. Somewhere along the way, I got distracted my the impressive buildings I was passing, until (in the middle of the block) was this spectacular one that was round and had many stairs leading to the entrance. Overtaken with curiosity, I immediately crossed the street and started to climb the stairs. Come to find out, it is the Royal Albert Hall. That's where Cirque du Solei is performing now and where many operas and symphonies take place. Across the street is Kensington Park, where there is a beautiful monument with spectacular sculptures. Nearby is Hyde Park, but I was getting short on time... It took me a while to find a tube station and get back home...
Long-story-short, I now will have to go back to this area and snap loads of pictures, because my words do not do it justice. OH DARN, I am so upset that I have to go back to something that just completely impressed me... :)
Yesterday I went to the Museum of Natural History, which was rather disappointing. I guess, living in a town without major museums, I had high expectations. Everyone said, "Skip the Science Museum, it's boring, instead go to the Museum of Natural History." I guess we have different opinions of what is boring... It was a lot of animals, sprinkled with some bones: in other words, it was taxidermy heaven with a Darwin exhibit here and a Dinosaur exhibit there. I can see where people might enjoy it, it was much like a zoo except with perfect views of the animals, they weren't hiding and they weren't sleeping. I'd prefer to see the animals at the zoo - alive!! But that's just me. Even the Ecology exhibit had loads of animals, like the museum had SO many that they just put they wherever they could... I can just imagine their basement piled high with the leftovers...
The museum itself was a huge maze and it was very difficult to get from one section to another. I think that added to my frustration. Before leaving, I decided to give it one last go, and found the Earth Room, which was really cool. It was an exhibit on volcanoes and plate tectonics - more my cup of tea. Plus they had a huge room full of rocks and minerals, and even a special exhibit on Meteors which was cool. Not that it was a bad experience, just one I will skip next time... I will say that the Museum building is absolutely gorgeous!! It reminds me of a building in a Sherlock Holmes movie, just large with a breathtaking design. Inside, the detail was wonderful. The first room was three stories high and there were small monkeys carved along each of the arches, everywhere. It was fabulous!!
Leaving the museum, I decided to try and find Harrod's (hugely expensive, well-known department store). I remembered driving past it when we returned to London on my trip to Wales, so I was trying to find the right block... I walked around the exterior of the entire museum, but could not find the right street. Somewhere along the way, I got distracted my the impressive buildings I was passing, until (in the middle of the block) was this spectacular one that was round and had many stairs leading to the entrance. Overtaken with curiosity, I immediately crossed the street and started to climb the stairs. Come to find out, it is the Royal Albert Hall. That's where Cirque du Solei is performing now and where many operas and symphonies take place. Across the street is Kensington Park, where there is a beautiful monument with spectacular sculptures. Nearby is Hyde Park, but I was getting short on time... It took me a while to find a tube station and get back home...
Long-story-short, I now will have to go back to this area and snap loads of pictures, because my words do not do it justice. OH DARN, I am so upset that I have to go back to something that just completely impressed me... :)
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