…From flea markets to art galleries
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Thursday Trios From London
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A Trip to Denmark Street and Covent Gardens
Originally Denmark street was laid out in the 17th century and named after King George of Denmark. In the 19th and 20th centuries it became a hub for sheet music sales, instrument shops and music publishers and in the mid 20fh century it attracted many famous musicians. Some notable names are David Bowie, Elton John, The Rolling Stones and the Sex Pistols.
Today Denmark is still home to many instrument shops and recording studios but the surrounding area has been demolished and redeveloped.
After exploring the street and checking out the guitars at No Tom Guitars we were in pursuit of lunch. We walked down some small streets with very trendy shops and we ended up in Covent Garden.
By the time we decided on Buns and Buns for lunch it was already mid afternoon so we only ordered a couple appetizers so that we wouldn’t spoil our appetites for dinner. A bit pricey but very tasty. https://www.bunsandbuns.com/
English Gardens in Highbury
…walking back from a community musical festival
A Walk Through Camden Passage in Angel
…closer to home
We didn’t want to go too far afield today because we had to pick up Sevin from school. After a good hearty breakfast at the flat we headed out to catch the #4 bus to Islington Green.
We stopped in Waterstones bookstore to look around and purchased a couple of paperbacks. After that we were desperate for a coffee and we stopped at the same coffee kiosk that we went to the last time we were here. Once we were satisfactorily caffeinated we continued our journey down Camden Passage.
We stopped in a great cheese store and purchased some yummy cheeses made in Britain. One of the cheeses, the cheddar to be exact came from a dairy in Devon. The cheese monger told us that he had been to that dairy and he claimed that the owner knew her cheese as well as she knew her cows. She has a herd of over 100 cows and she has named each one.
Before heading home to pick up Sevin we stopped at Cass Art to pick up more sketchbooks and watercolour paper. All in all a very enjoyable afternoon.
The Collection at the Royal Academy
…a gem in Piccadilly Circus
After seeing the Victor Hugo show we made our way to the first floor to check out the main permanent collection. We were blown away when we rounded the corner and came across two giant murals on opposite sides of the room.
One was a replica of the Last Supper.
I had no idea that the original painted by Leonardo da Vinci had deteriorated very quickly and many of the features seen in the replica are no longer visible on the original. Several of da Vinci’s students painted the replica roughly 20 years after the original was completed.
These threes paintings are replicas of Rafael’s work created by Sir James Thornhill, almost 200 years after the originals were made.
The rest of the gallery housed everything from classical to contemporary sculptures and paintings.
We ended our day with a lovely soup from the RA café.
A Sign We Need in Toronto Parks
…too many cyclists forget that our parks are meant for everyone to enjoy
A Trip to Piccadilly and the Royal Academy of Art
…the bus took 29 stops before we arrived at our destination
By the time we arrived in Piccadilly we needed a coffee. We knew that we were going to a pay a premium price going into the bistro that we chose but we didn’t care. We just wanted a comfortable place to sit, a good cup of coffee and a small treat. We thoroughly enjoyed our coffees and Kevin said that his pain de raisin was the best one he ever had. I checked the prices for the same thing in the art gallery coffee shop and they were very similar. In fact coffee everywhere in London runs about £4 or more in coffee shops.
After being thoroughly caffeinated we headed out to find the Royal Academy of Art. We walked too far and passed some very pricey shops but happened to stumble upon a gallery shop featuring David Hockney. Kevin and I love his work but a single print sells for £80,000.
We had a very nice conversation with gallery administrator about Hockney’s work and she directed us back to the RAA.
The Royal Academy of Art is featuring the drawings of Victor Hugo, the famous French author and play write from the 19th century.
More about the RAA tomorrow…..
Trios from the V & A East Storehouse
What an amazing place. I’ll be writing about our visit in a separate post. If you have any photos of trios to share just copy my link and paste it into your post. I’ll be sure to check it out.
Monday Windows – Old Highbury Neighbourhood
… thanks to PR for hosting Monday Windows this week https://mondaywindow.wordpress.com/
One Item from the Bucket List
…Andrea really wanted to try the long noodles at Xi’an Impression
On our long walking excursion yesterday we passed the Arsenal Stadium and found the restaurant that Andrea had on her list of places to visit while in London. Xi’an Impression is a very popular Vietnamese restaurant that many stadium goers enjoy. It is very small but we arrived at a good time and had no problem getting seated.
Andrea ordered the biang biang noodles and Brendan and I shared the smashed cucumber salad, pork filled dumplings and a Thai lemongrass chicken salad. Everything was delicious.
Mama Cormier 