London continues to dazzle us, this time around it was a with a weekend of sunshine and a fearful display of the Force. More on that below. We spent Saturday morning at Borough market which is well known for its astounding range of fresh produce, meat, cheeses etc. It also features lovely stores selling desserts, confectionery and fresh baked breads. We fell in love with the place and will be returning asap, especially for the dense, warm chocolate brownie which was in itself worth getting through the week for.
The rest of Saturday was built around the FA Cup final (disappointing spectacle) and then a BBQ with the Putney ones. Anna pulled off a winner with a chocolate cake made to the Ma Compton recipe, it was a taste of home for those lucky enough to grow up on such delicacies.
After the chocolate brownie + cake combo we were full of energy for Sunday which opened with much excitement - a visit to the Star Wars exhibition! We got up close to the costumes, models and technology featured in the famous trilogies (sixtology?) and then it was time for the best part...meeting the characters! Megan got to inspect her favourite droid (that's R2D2, not his annoying pommie sidekick!) and Tim kicked several children out of the way to get a photo with Darth Vadar. Tim then got a photo with a "Jedi" who looked remarkably like All Black halfback, Piri Weepu.
We also watched a sweet little play-type thing where a couple of Jedis asked for volunteer Padawans (cue sixty kids straining to get their hands higher than the next kid's) and once six were chosen, the Jedis taught them "light sabre skills" with dodgy looking plastic swords. The next bit was classic though, just as these kids were getting the hang of the plastic swords and waving to their parents in the audience, the Emperor appeared and called on Darth Vadar...who walked in and down some stairs towards the kids! I think the four year old just about died of fright. Anyway, as with the movies, the Light Side of the Force triumphed although something told us it was a stitch up.
With Tim's childhood heroes covered off, we went to visit one of Megan's on Baker Street. The Sherlock Holmes Museum was not as high tech as Star Wars, but we did get to talk to "Dr Watson" (who had been to Westport recently, curious) and play with pipes, magnifying glasses and other related objects.
Many happy returns to Megan's mum, hope you had a lovely Monday!
A "Jedi" and Tim
Han Solo
Chewie
Megan with
her favourite
R2D2
Yoda and Megan
(Yoda on left)
Tim and a
stormtrooper
Darth Vader
Sherlock Holmes
museum
Megan in
Holmes' chair
Megan and
her hero
No comments:
Post a Comment