I woke up early this morning. There are very good reasons why I woke so early. The first being my general anxieties, and the second reason was due to the large eastern European guy who has the unique skill of snoring in consistent matter that would seemingly only be possible by never exhaling.
So up I got. I showered, got dressed, ate a light breakfast in the kitchen of the Hostel and then hit the town heading north to Kensington Road. This road led me along Hyde park which would eventually feed me right to Buckingham Palace. Little did I know that this would be the beginning of a marathon of tourism. It was as if I just was trying to get as much done as possible leaving no stone unturned. I would pick points on the map that I wanted to see, walk to them, then pick another. Utilizing this technique I managed to see the majority of London!
I went from Buckingham to Westminster to Parliament and the London Eye. I managed to go down south bank, through the arts center where I paused for coffee and then progressed to the Tate Modern museum. This was the jewel of my day. Housed in a converted turbine factory, Herzog & de Meuron (pritzger laureates) have designed an amazing building. And if the architecture was not enough, the art inside is amazing. They have a wonderful collection of surrealism as well as all the big names in modernism. Sculpture by Kapoor (one of my favorites) and art from picasso to warhol. I was in heaven. Unfortunately you are not allowed to take photos so I had to be sly about it...but it was worth it.
After the Tate, I wandered around across the river looking at churches and squares. Made my way to Piccadilly and at this point was more or less interested in just getting home. So I made my path home as fruitful as possible hitting some beautiful parks etc...
It was an arduous day...but I feel good about all I got done.
Tomorrow I am going to see the changing of the guard and if I can I am going to try to get tickets to see Ian McKellen and Patrick Stuart in Waiting for Godot!
Love to all
TW
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i love Samuel Beckett- that would be amazing if you could see it in London, with Ian McKellen. Please don't forget to see the Elgin Marbles at the British Museum. Your father loved them, just sat and viewed them while Harvey, his then wife Linda, and I raced throughout. I've never been to the Tate, only read about it. I can't believe how much you're packing in a day. And what's a large Eastern European doing sleeping with you??? Please say hello to Queen Elizabeth for me - she and I go way back.
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