Today I went to another Tate museum! This time the Tate Modern. And I went on my own, since Stephanie didn't like the Tate Modern that much, and wanted to spend more time at home with her cousin. Before going to the museum, I actually stopped by the Borough Market, since it was right next to the subway stop. Unfortunately it's closed on Sundays, but I still walked through the empty market hall, and got gelato at a nearby gelateria. It was pretty pricy, but they gave you a large amount! Still wasn't as good as the best gelatos I had in Italy though...
Next I walked along the river to the Tate Modern, and went in to see the free permanent exhibitions. I love the layout of the Tate Modern, and the first exhibit on Surrealism was neat. But once it got into later stages of modern art, I just started glazing over the exhibition rooms... In the end, I'm still not a huge fan of modern art. It's fun to look at, but I don't see the point of trying to read into the meaning behind it. So definitely spent under 2 hours at the Tate Modern, but still had a lot of time to kill before dinner plans at 8pm. So I headed across the Millenium Bridge to St. Paul's, then hopped on a bus to Oxford Circus to do some shopping! (Got my mommy a gift ^___^)
But since it was a Sunday, all the shops closed at 6pm! T__T (My original plan would have been to chill in a bookstore for a few hours) And I still had 2 hours to kill before dinner. So I walked around Soho, (and into some of the sketchier parts too >.<) then found a Starbucks and plopped myself down with some free wifi for an hour. Then as my phone's battery started to die, I walked around some more, this time in Chinatown, and bought a pastry for breakfast tomorrow. (They're pretty expensive here...) Finally spent the last 15 min in a cheesy souvenir shop before heading to dinner at Bocca di Lupo, a small Italian restaurant that's supposed to be really good!
We shared family style, and got to sample a bunch of different Italian dishes. My favorite was the langoustine risotto! Another favorite was the roast suckling pig - though it was really just the ribs and shoulder, not the whole thing, thankfully haha. And for dessert, they had frozen fruit stuffed with sorbet! Which I think is more impressive in theory than in actuality. I ordered a kiwi, and it was kind of hard to get the sorbet out of it... Overall though, the restaurant was great and dinner was a fun experience!
Amarena cherry and stracciatella!
Next I walked along the river to the Tate Modern, and went in to see the free permanent exhibitions. I love the layout of the Tate Modern, and the first exhibit on Surrealism was neat. But once it got into later stages of modern art, I just started glazing over the exhibition rooms... In the end, I'm still not a huge fan of modern art. It's fun to look at, but I don't see the point of trying to read into the meaning behind it. So definitely spent under 2 hours at the Tate Modern, but still had a lot of time to kill before dinner plans at 8pm. So I headed across the Millenium Bridge to St. Paul's, then hopped on a bus to Oxford Circus to do some shopping! (Got my mommy a gift ^___^)
They also had a Monet! And it's clearly his later work.
View from the balcony at the Tate Modern!
Walking across Millennium Bridge!
But since it was a Sunday, all the shops closed at 6pm! T__T (My original plan would have been to chill in a bookstore for a few hours) And I still had 2 hours to kill before dinner. So I walked around Soho, (and into some of the sketchier parts too >.<) then found a Starbucks and plopped myself down with some free wifi for an hour. Then as my phone's battery started to die, I walked around some more, this time in Chinatown, and bought a pastry for breakfast tomorrow. (They're pretty expensive here...) Finally spent the last 15 min in a cheesy souvenir shop before heading to dinner at Bocca di Lupo, a small Italian restaurant that's supposed to be really good!
We shared family style, and got to sample a bunch of different Italian dishes. My favorite was the langoustine risotto! Another favorite was the roast suckling pig - though it was really just the ribs and shoulder, not the whole thing, thankfully haha. And for dessert, they had frozen fruit stuffed with sorbet! Which I think is more impressive in theory than in actuality. I ordered a kiwi, and it was kind of hard to get the sorbet out of it... Overall though, the restaurant was great and dinner was a fun experience!
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