Wednesday, August 10, 2016

* Traveling Europe! England *

I tried to fit all of my Europe pictures in one blog, but it wouldn't fit! So here's the rest of the trip:

England
The Victoria & Albert Museum
Contrary to what it seems, this museum is not all about Queen Victoria and Albert. In fact, these two royal figures enjoyed collecting words of art, hence their contribution to society with the museum.





Natural History Museum









































This is  the biggest moose rack I've ever seen!


I just love skunks ;-) Not their stink of course, though.



















Dinosaur claws; creepy, yet impressive!



































Maybe you're supposed to wear these strappy things on top of jeggings or leggings? Whether that's correct or not, the price is still unbelievably high!

































London Bridges


Tower of London










Housed in the Tower of London are the Crown Jewels. According to http://www.studiosoft.it/, the largest cut diamond in the world is set in the royal scepter. I had to look up that fact to be sure of it as it was so huge I was suspicious of it being genuine, but it is! The diamond in the scepter is called "The Great Star of Africa" and is 530.20 Carats.









City Hall is the "helmet"- looking building below.



Battleship on the Thames








St. Paul's Cathedral




Bride and groom getting photos.





























Vicious-looking barbed wire around Buckingham Palace and grounds.





Giant snails for sale at the market!







Looong line to get into a nightclub.



I just like this picture for its artistic appeal ;-)

































Harrods Palace

















All I could think about when I saw this dish was Reese's Pieces!  :-)  It is in fact an ancient piece though, so there is of course no connection whatsoever, unless Reese's based their design on this.



It's amazing what lighting and photography can do. This piece looked different in person compared to the photos below. Both of the photos below are of the same piece, but very different lighting and colors turned out!



I wish I had taken a few photos of this ornate table. It was a rich red wood, large and entirely covered in elegant carvings.












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