A lovely long weekend

We had a great long Bank holiday weekend exploring the sights of London. Saturday we went to an unusual small exhibition called 'The Museum of Broken Hearts'. It is quite an interesting concept where people can donate something that was special to them from a relationship in the hope it will aid the grieving process. Each item had a story attached to it and some seemed usual like a photo album or a love note but some were just a little bit different. Someone donated a magnificent antique piano which would be worth a fortune.  Some were really sad, others were just a little odd. There was one piece that I almost cried and it was from a relationship from over 40 years ago. After we left the museum we were in search for a pub so Benny could watch Liverpool play. I will admit I was the only person reading a book in the pub but Liverpool won and Benny was delighted. I have an excuse though there is a UK movie  out with Anne Hathaway based on a great book called One Day and I am desperate to finish it this week so I can see it next weekend. Because I spend so much time on the tube (90 minutes) a day I get a lot of reading done. The book is great I really recommend it. http://www.onedaymovie.co.uk/

On Sunday we were off to explore Southbank as there was a free event under the National Theatre. There is a website that we can search for all events happening so it is great for ideas. That's how I found the weird exhibition. We spent a few hours exploring along the beautiful Southbank river front. There were food markets, second hand book stands and a great museum about the area in 1951. We were lucky the rain held out.

Today we went to the Notting Hill Carnival. What can I say it was interesting. It wouldn't be something I would rush back to next year but it was fun as we spent most of the time at a local pub with friends drinking cider and eating yummy food. The Caribbean carnival has been happening every year since 1966. There was rumours it might have been cancelled due to those 'small' riots we just had here. The police were out in force on the ground and in the air. I couldn't see much as there was so many people and I'm vertically challenged but the music was great. All the streets around were closed to allow for the floats to travel through.

All in all we had a lovely Bank holiday weekend. It is the last one for the year. No more long weekends until Christmas. So sad. Benny starts his first day of work tomorrow after a well deserved break. He'll be working at the University of London in Euston which is the middle of the city centre. Ben will be looking after similar things as he did at RACQ.