From the quiet
countryside and clean air of the Dordogne, we ventured out in the
cacophony of London, where the wind whipped up invisible particles of
dust and soot that had us all coughing and blinking. London seems more crowded than ever and there is construction going on everywhere.
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| Karin & The Book of Mormon! |
However, we had
a successful day, buying theatre tickets to Curious Incident of
the Dog in the Night-Time (tonight), An American in Paris (tomorrow night), and for Karin
and Susan Westwood, Book of Mormon (Tuesday night).
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| Reinforcing ourselves at the V&A for the V&A |
We also “did” the V&A
(Victoria and Albert Museum), where Karin viewed its extensive
collection of snuff boxes, while Bob and I toured a special exhibit
on the history and significance of theatre, and the gallery of
Victorian era reproductions of famous sculpture. The latter was
created toward the end of the 19th Century so that people
who could not travel abroad, and students of art, could study such
Italian Renaissance sculptures as Donatello's David,
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| M's DAVID and D's DAVID |
Michelanglo's
David, and even some monumental reproductions of church pulpits and
entryways to public buildings. They're made of plaster and painted to
look like marble, bronze or whatever material the original was made
of. Remarkable. I remember that my first view of Michaelanglo's David
was here many years ago, long before I visited Florence for the first
time, and I was astonished at how huge the sculpture is.
We should
also mention that Karin bought an Oyster Card allowing her to travel
on public transportation with Bob and me—that is, the famous
London underground.
And now, as promised, a few more pictures:
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| We need these signs too! |
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| Medieval wooden staircase |
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| Reproduction of a pulpit |
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