Yesterday we arrived in London having spent the afternoon on an uneventful train journey from York. This morning we awoke to brilliant sunshine. It’s still slightly cool but it’s a beautiful day and we will welcome any and all sunshine.
There’s a strike at the tube stations today throughout most of London (depending which lines you use) but it is supposed to affect all forms of transportation. So we walked to our destinations today. We explored the South Kensington and Chelsea areas this morning. Much to our surprise we came upon a Michelin Man mosaic/stained glass signage up above a big shop. It was unexpected.
We weren’t too familiar with the Chelsea part of London even though it’s pretty close to us. There were lots of interesting shops to browse and we luckily stumbled on the Duke of York Square which is also home to a large track field and an inner cricket field. There were a group of school kids practicing on the green and running around the track. It’s quite neat as it’s all contained with a walled-off section from the retail areas but there are restaurants running off of it. And the Saatchi Gallery is within the area.
The Saatchi Gallery was a brilliant find. It’s free for much of the galleries and the one we were interested in was a Textile Art display. I’ll post pictures of the blue denim art scene depicted by one of the featured artists. It’s amazing to realize that it is composed of all cut-up pieces of denim. There was an exhibit of embroidery art of an elderly woman. You have to look up so close to see the amazing handiwork. It was a fun exhibit to stumble across.
On the way back to our hotel we intentionally walked through the Chelsea neighbourhood to see the multi-family homes and the gorgeous gardens that are really starting to bloom. If you’re into flowers you’ll enjoy the photos. Otherwise skip them.
And tonight we are off to see Agatha Christie’s “Witness for the Prosecution” at the County Hall. We were too late getting tickets to be part of the jury. It’s a really great venue for this type of a show. Getting to and fro was going to be quite the challenge with the tube strike so we used Uber and it worked really well. The play was very entertaining and enjoyable and David figured out the twist (or remembered it)!
Technology is not working tonight so the photos will show up tomorrow.
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