Photo Credit to Darlene Andrews
Photo Credit to Darlene Andrews
The dress, scarf and hot water bottle: Primark /
The skirt: Forever 21 / The Mac sleeve: V&A
This week has been a whirlwind that's left me in its dust. My mind spins when I think of all I've viewed, purchased, and appreciated in the past 7 days. This week, I have managed, with the generous guide and help of my aunt and uncle, to appreciate the production of Jersey Boys, scrutinize through the Wedding Dress exhibit at the V&A, admire impressionistic artwork, complete an all day shopping trip on Oxford street, and create a Macbook Air sleeve out of a tea towel, some batting and a button! I'm nodding off as I write this post so my apologies if some of it is incoherent!
A definite highlight of this week- out of the many activities accomplished- would be this morning's trek to the Tower of London. Dragging myself out of bed ripe and early to beat the crowds, my aunt and I took an extensive tube ride to the Tower, which featured an incredible art installation to commemorate over 800 000 deceased soldiers. The poppies are displayed cascading to be perceived as rushing blood. The number of ceramic poppies is astonishing.
Our exploration of the Tower commenced with a swift goal of viewing the crown jewels. What is usually an hour long wait was a one minute walk through the rooms which lead into the appreciation of the largest diamond in the world. At a whopping 530.2 carats, the Cullinan I glistened from a golden sceptor. In my opinion, the entirety of the crown jewels are, well, unnecessarily decorated. One thing is for sure: the question of "Is this a need or a want?" definitely did not cross their mind when they decided to make a 546 pound punch bowl made from gilded silver that never once was used. Anyways, the trip continued with an amusing tour given by a decorated retired military man who educated me on the gruesome details of execution in the Tower's past. The afternoon was completed with a beautiful stroll around the Tower's wall.
Above is pictured of my shopping haul from an amazing store called Primark which is comparable to nothing and my best description could not do it justice. It's as if H&M, Forever 21 and Zara all combined in style and dropped their prices by 10%. I filled my bag and then looked down, realized I had limited packing space, and ended up investing in a purple dress that fit nicely into an already bulging bag. (The "wellies" I received earlier in the week did not help the packing process either!)
Merci pour votre temps,
(Thanks for your time!)
