Today we left around noon and took the subway to Embankment, and walked across the bridge to South Bank. On weekends, the Southbank Centre has a Real Food Festival, which is pretty much just different vendors (of organic and sustainable produce/meat) setting up stands and selling food. It was pretty neat seeing all the different cuisines represented, but we also thought it would be bigger than it actually was... (Although there were still 20+ vendors!) Of course, being us, we stopped at the gelato cart first, for a scoop of yummy homemade gelato! I chose the flavour of the day, which was coconut with chocolate flakes! I'm a huge fan of coconut, so I loved it!
We walked around a couple times before deciding on organic burgers for lunch. The sesame bun was yummy, and I love that they added arugula, but the patty itself was so-so... There just wasn't any seasoning on it, and since it was a pretty thick patty, it just tasted bland. T__T For dessert, we opted for these polish empanada-like desserts called pierogi! They had an apple and cinnamon filling, but also were disappointing because the filling wasn't that sweet and the dough was kind of thick... >.< Overall I thought the market was a great idea, I just think our choice of food was too unadventurous...
Afterwards, we walked a little bit along South Bank, then crossed to the other side to see Big Ben and Parliament. (The bridge was SO crowded! And bad lighting for photos of Big Ben... T__T) We gradually made our way South along the river until we got to the Tate Britain, the lesser visited brother of the Tate Modern. The permanent exhibitions are actually free! (as with Tate Modern as well) But the current special exhibit, Lowry, was pretty pricy at 13.10 pounds for a student ticket. >.< Nevertheless, Steph and I sucked it up and paid for a ticket to Lowry. However, since they limit the amount of entries at any given time, we had an extra hour and a half before our timed entry to visit the permanent exhibitions.
The Tate Britain houses a chronological collection of British art, from the 1500s to present day. Personally they weren't super interesting to me, but I really enjoyed the Turner Collection! Dedicated to the works of British painter JMW Turner, they have a bunch of amazing works! I've always loved his style, especially his emotional, frenetic ocean scenes, and his hazy, light-infused architectural scenes. Overall, he just has a really unique portrayal of light and color in his works.
At 4:30, we made our way over to the special exhibition on LS Lowry. Although it was pretty crowded, I thought it was really neat! And worth the price we paid, in my opinion. What's special is that because most of his artwork is scattered across museums and private collections, this is the first time his major work has come together in one place for public exhibition! And if you haven't heard of him before (tbh I hadn't before today haha) look up his work! He has a very unique style, and I just thought the way he portrays people figures is so funny! (Although his works have a very serious tone and backdrop) Totally reminds me of screen beans!
My coconut-chocolate gelato!
We walked around a couple times before deciding on organic burgers for lunch. The sesame bun was yummy, and I love that they added arugula, but the patty itself was so-so... There just wasn't any seasoning on it, and since it was a pretty thick patty, it just tasted bland. T__T For dessert, we opted for these polish empanada-like desserts called pierogi! They had an apple and cinnamon filling, but also were disappointing because the filling wasn't that sweet and the dough was kind of thick... >.< Overall I thought the market was a great idea, I just think our choice of food was too unadventurous...
Looked better than it tasted... :(
Afterwards, we walked a little bit along South Bank, then crossed to the other side to see Big Ben and Parliament. (The bridge was SO crowded! And bad lighting for photos of Big Ben... T__T) We gradually made our way South along the river until we got to the Tate Britain, the lesser visited brother of the Tate Modern. The permanent exhibitions are actually free! (as with Tate Modern as well) But the current special exhibit, Lowry, was pretty pricy at 13.10 pounds for a student ticket. >.< Nevertheless, Steph and I sucked it up and paid for a ticket to Lowry. However, since they limit the amount of entries at any given time, we had an extra hour and a half before our timed entry to visit the permanent exhibitions.
Walking by the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben!
The Tate Britain houses a chronological collection of British art, from the 1500s to present day. Personally they weren't super interesting to me, but I really enjoyed the Turner Collection! Dedicated to the works of British painter JMW Turner, they have a bunch of amazing works! I've always loved his style, especially his emotional, frenetic ocean scenes, and his hazy, light-infused architectural scenes. Overall, he just has a really unique portrayal of light and color in his works.
Turner Collection at the Tate Britain!
At 4:30, we made our way over to the special exhibition on LS Lowry. Although it was pretty crowded, I thought it was really neat! And worth the price we paid, in my opinion. What's special is that because most of his artwork is scattered across museums and private collections, this is the first time his major work has come together in one place for public exhibition! And if you haven't heard of him before (tbh I hadn't before today haha) look up his work! He has a very unique style, and I just thought the way he portrays people figures is so funny! (Although his works have a very serious tone and backdrop) Totally reminds me of screen beans!
Cover image for the Lowry exhibit!
We were on our own for dinner, and wanted to try this bibimbap place in Soho. So we caught a bus that took us to Picadilly Circus, then walked the rest of the way. The restaurant was super cute (had cute polaroids on the wall of customers and everything) but the food was just ok. Not bad, but nothing compared to Korean food in the bay area haha. Afterwards, we also got boba! (Since Chinatown's right next to Soho) It's a super cute place called Cuppacha, and we both tried the Roast Oolong Milk Tea. Mmmmm. (I love roasted teas) However, it started to rain while we were getting boba, so we quickly ran to the nearest subway station, and took the tube back home!
Boba place in Chinatown!
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