The tubes at the Tate Modern were excellent. If you are in London and thinking about ignoring the “get there early to get tickets” advice – don’t. Underground slowness this morning put us about 45 minutes late and we got there just in the nick of time. Our tickets were for 11:30 and by 11:30 they were sold out til 3pm. They are well worth the wait. I only did Tube 3 and it was a smooth and easy ride, not nearly as bumpy as I was afraid it would be. I was going to do Tube 5 but decided not to push my luck and instead stayed with E while the others did Tube 5. The kids, they had a blast.
The modern art, also a hit but not a huge hit. They were most interested in the light board in one of the last rooms we visited. Prince J was interested in Guerrilla Girl art, which was cool. They all liked Dali’s lobster phone. E was thrilled to see the Pollacks and explain all sorts of things about his work. She also spent a lot of time plotting out future art projects of her own. Mixed media seems to be her primary interest. Nobody but me really enjoyed “The Kiss”, hmph.
The Cofee & Tea Musuem was a nice and easy 3 aisle walk with a full tea afterwards. Cucumber sandwiches, crumpets, tea cakes, scones and cake – and several pots of tea. We actually did the tea thing after the tubes and went back to the Tate for the bulk of the art after the Globe.
Everyone we had talked to said the Globe was the best but I was skeptical. They were right, it was excellent. The kids had a great time in the exhibit area. There are booths that allow you to read lines of various plays and then they’re played back. You can practice or you can just launch into it. RJ did Hamlet, E was Juliet, Prince J was Lady MacBeth. It was fun and they’d have been happy to stay there and keep reading lines over and over again.
When we got off the tube at Earl’s Court, some big “to do” was happening with red carpets and papparazzi and celebrities and limos. I have no idea what we walked into but we were there, lol.
A full, full day – and a pretty nice Valentine’s Day, too.
Happy Valentines Day.