The V&A and Knightsbridge
I didn't have a whole lot of time at the Victoria and Albert - I got there about an hour before closing, intending to go straight to the fashion exhibit. Alas, the fashion exhibit is closed until 2027.
Instead, I wandered around a little and found an exhibit about modern design.
I cannot tell you the chokehold these Apple iMacs had on me as a kid. I desperately wanted the blue one. I asked for it for Christmas for three straight years. (My parents got a Dell instead. It was the height of "dude, you got a dell" commercials.)
And I'm sorry but no way in h-e-double hockey sticks is anyone using a 3D-printed plastic speculum on me. I'm glad they've developed innovative solutions to help educate about women's health, but I truly hope they're not using them in actual practice.
Then I discovered there's a wing for theater, film, and television costumes, so off I went.
Scar from The Lion King's theatrical production.
(Yes, that's a stormtrooper in the reflection of Elphaba's costume)
Shakespeare's first folio
Then the museum announced their twenty-minute warning and we had to start leaving.
To leave the costumes' wing, you pass through the jewelry section, the centerpiece of which is Queen Victoria's sapphire and diamond coronet.
Just up the street from the V&A is Harrod's.
Even the air inside smelled and felt expensive.
Couldn't take photos of a lot - signage everywhere in the jewelry and handbag departments prohibiting photographs, but I did snag a few of the housewares.
On the main escalators. I forgot it was Egyptian-themed.
I did go down to the basement to see if I could find the Diana memorial but I didn't - probably wasn't looking in the right place.
I was also looking for the Christmas shop too. I MISSED IT BY ONE DAY! I'm so mad at myself. (But good news, another reason to come back! Christmas in London. Not that I need any more reasons. I've already got plenty! đ€Ł)
