So How Many Miles Was That We Traveled?
We were going to take it easier today. So, we went to the Victoria and Albert Museum which wasn't that far away. We even took the tube to cut down walking too much. That's a laugh. The building is 4 stories tall and I would say it is about two to three blocks long and at least one block wide. We covered all four floors. When I complained that my feet were hurting, the guard laughed. He said that was a common complaint from visitors. What most people don't realize is that if you walk the whole museum that is about 7 plus miles. Howard said it felt like we did 10 miles.
However, we did have one very exciting moment when we were viewing the modern exhibit. They had some examples of modern silver and low and behold - there was our silver ice bucket in all its glory. It had the name of the designer and the company who made it and the dates that it was produced from. We have been trying to get a value from the Christophe Silver, but it isn't in their catalogue any more and they couldn't identify it. Now that we have some verification of who the designer was maybe we will finally find out what the current value is. This was purchased by Howard's parents on their trip to Europe shortly after we got married 40 yrs. ago. Both of us were giddy the rest of the afternoon.
After we finished the V&A, we decided that it didn't look too far to visit Kensington Palace. Wrong. The map streets may not look far apart, but let me tell you, we must have put on another 2 - 3 miles walking to and through the park to get to the Palace. At one point, there was this round pond with lots of lawn chairs just sitting there. My feet were tired and the setting was so pretty, I sat down and Howard took a picture. That wasn't a problem. However, when Howard sat down so he could rest his tired bones, a man came over and said that we had to pay to sit in the chairs. He had an official collection box, strapped to his waist. We decided that the chairs weren't that comfy. The Palace is in a wonderful setting and we really enjoyed the state rooms and dress collections.
By the time we got back to the hotel, I couldn't face going out again to eat. I was just too done in and could hardly walk. So, Howard picked up a bottle of wine, with a screw cap no less, and we bought some stuff for a cold dinner in our room. Now I must admit, the last time we got a bottle of wine with a screw cap was back in the late 1980's in Paris. That was a very big mistake. The wine wasn't fit to pour down the toilet. Fortunately, times have changed. The new technology is moving away from corks and turning to screw caps. So, this wine was pretty good.
As I leave you tonight, I am feeling much better. A little nap, dinner, a wonderful hot bath and a couple of Aleve did wonders for my feet.
Cheers,
T&T
However, we did have one very exciting moment when we were viewing the modern exhibit. They had some examples of modern silver and low and behold - there was our silver ice bucket in all its glory. It had the name of the designer and the company who made it and the dates that it was produced from. We have been trying to get a value from the Christophe Silver, but it isn't in their catalogue any more and they couldn't identify it. Now that we have some verification of who the designer was maybe we will finally find out what the current value is. This was purchased by Howard's parents on their trip to Europe shortly after we got married 40 yrs. ago. Both of us were giddy the rest of the afternoon.
After we finished the V&A, we decided that it didn't look too far to visit Kensington Palace. Wrong. The map streets may not look far apart, but let me tell you, we must have put on another 2 - 3 miles walking to and through the park to get to the Palace. At one point, there was this round pond with lots of lawn chairs just sitting there. My feet were tired and the setting was so pretty, I sat down and Howard took a picture. That wasn't a problem. However, when Howard sat down so he could rest his tired bones, a man came over and said that we had to pay to sit in the chairs. He had an official collection box, strapped to his waist. We decided that the chairs weren't that comfy. The Palace is in a wonderful setting and we really enjoyed the state rooms and dress collections.
By the time we got back to the hotel, I couldn't face going out again to eat. I was just too done in and could hardly walk. So, Howard picked up a bottle of wine, with a screw cap no less, and we bought some stuff for a cold dinner in our room. Now I must admit, the last time we got a bottle of wine with a screw cap was back in the late 1980's in Paris. That was a very big mistake. The wine wasn't fit to pour down the toilet. Fortunately, times have changed. The new technology is moving away from corks and turning to screw caps. So, this wine was pretty good.
As I leave you tonight, I am feeling much better. A little nap, dinner, a wonderful hot bath and a couple of Aleve did wonders for my feet.
Cheers,
T&T
posted by Toot and Teaser | 2:35 PM
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Sounds like you're having a wonderful time. Also, you have some more comment spam.
Love, Haley
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