For my birthday back in March, Dad and Jean took me for a weekend to London, in order to culture me for a birthday treat. So I made a list of things I’d like to do in London that I’d like to do, as the last time I did the tourist thing in the capital was when I was 5. The list looked a bit like this:
- British Museum
- National Gallery
- Natural History Museum
- The Eye
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- etc
In a rather manic Saturday in early April, we managed to do the NHM, the V&A, the Science Museum (not on my list, but it’s night next to NHM, so it made sense to pop in while we were there), then a trip up and down the river on a tour boat looking at the sights, followed by a jaunt on the London Eye. All on foot, except for the bit on the Thames. It was good fun.
On Sunday, we managed to have a good look at the National Gallery.
This was all very enjoyable. We also examined the tea shop of some of the attractions – the National Gallery tea room isn’t all that good, but the V&A tea rooms were so good we went back on the second day.
Sadly, there was no time to do the British Museum, so that’ll have to wait until next time. I’d like to do the National Gallery again, properly, and maybe the Portrait Gallery too.
Tower Bridge, from a boat
What? Why Bother? 
I just adore the V&A. Ever since my first visit it has been on my London-to-do list for every visit
I need to have a really good look through the V&A, I had only about an hour which obviously it needs about a year!