Lemon Tarts

Once a week, Maddi and I go on an adventure before our 1:30 PM class. We never plan where we are going but let London take us where she wants. This morning we ended up exploring the Victoria & Albert Museum. It was exquisite! Stunning glass, original Bernini pieces, wooden staircases – truly breathtaking. After the museum, we decided to walk to Borough Market for lemon tarts. These are TO DIE FOR, the best things that have ever touched my lips, God's gift to London, worth significantly more than 2.50 GBP wonderful. According to the map, it was only a couple of dozen streets over and across the Thames. How long could it take anyway?? The answer – After walking Hyde Park, Buckingham Palace, and the Thames we quickly took the Westminster Tube to class for fear of being late. After Google-mapping it this evening, we found that our market venture would have been 4 miles meaning we made 2.3 miles of the trek before calling shenanigans. How deceitful maps can be!

The procession through Hyde Park 

It was a spectacular morning, and we were able to see so much of London. Between the Royal Guards, a horse procession in Hyde Park, and egg-hunting, it was fantastic. Today was one of the first times in which I successfully navigated using map (even if it was deceitful) and took the Tube out of convenience rather than out of necessity (i.e. ‘I am lost and do not know how to get back home without going back to Kings Cross.’). Therefore, today was a success, and I look forward to next week’s venture-to-be. 

V&A - Wonderful