So, I woke up to grey skies and rain. Not exactly my favourity thing in the world...but still, I figured I would use this day to actually visit a museum. I haven't done a lot of museums since arriving due to all the lovely weather we've been having so I still have quite a few to choose from!
The Wallace Collection is "a family collection in origin. Its works of art were collected between about 1760 and 1880 by the first four Marquesses of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace, the son of the 4th Marquess. It is probably best known for its paintings by artists such as Titian, Rembrandt, Hals (The Laughing Cavalier) and Velázquez and for its superb collections of eighteenth-century French paintings, porcelain, furniture and gold boxes, probably the best to be found anywhere outside France."
It is quite a beautiful and flashy collection of paintings, furniture, armour and such. Definitely stuff I love! Enjoy the pics!
I passed by The Sherlocke Holmes Museum which was kinda neat. But I couldn't think about paying to see it as he is, after all, a fictional character. The books and my imagination will have to suffice.
I also managed to finally make my way out to The Regent's Park - although I only walked 1km or so before heading back out...this is a park I hope to visit with my parents!!! With all the birds, the water and blooming flowers it brings happy tidings of spring.
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