Another busy Saturday part 1 - V&A

We've ducked into the Victoria and Albert museum once before but didn't get farther than the shop and the beautiful art deco cafe.  It's wonderful that this huge museum is free - that means you can view it in tiny bite sized chunks.  So we agreed to meet Pam in the lobby to start our day.  You don't even need to go far to see something amazing - In the lobby is this gorgeous Chihuly glass chandelier.

 We decided to go check out the photography room but on our way were these statues and sarcophagi and carved stone columns....everywhere you turned was something interesting that you probably didn't know you were interested in.

 The photography collection (that we saw) was fairly small with a wide variety of subjects.  My favorites were the shot of the Elephant and Castle tube station being used as a bomb shelter in the blitz and another one of women laying out hundreds of saris to dry in the sand.  (see what I mean by variety?)  I think Bill's self portrait below deserves a spot in the museum as well.

The day was surprisingly beautiful - sunny and mild.  The snow is already melted and we saw a garden of bulbs starting to shoot up through the dirt - crocus, snowdrops, and daffs all fighting for the sun.  We walked to Portobello Road since Pam has never been there.  A little lunch and a glass of wine will make a shopper out of anyone.

Yes  - this piece of food did make it from the plate to my mouth.  I'm not very good with chop sticks but I managed to get through the meal without a fork.

 Saturday Part 2 tomorrow - - what did Jen and Bill buy?