6 August 2016 Visit to Bethlem Museum of the Mind! This museum is essentially about the history of Bethlem Royal Hospital, but also about mental health and the various ways people with mental illnesses were treated throughout history (spoiler alert: not well). There is also art and art installations all over - it’s really lovely. …
Month: October 2018
Nuns On The Run? And The Thames
Early August 2016 Sightseeing in Regent’s Park and another Thames-coming visit! This time I went on my own and found mostly animal bones and a bit of roof tiles. But it was a GORGEOUS day for strolling along the river!
Shine Your Astro Spurs
Late July 2016 Random photos! Walking around Marylebone, found some great comics, quick bus trip took me by the O2 (no James Bond though), and I found Ian McKellen at the hospital I interned at
Eltham Palace 2: Built-In Furniture For The Win
24 July 2016 Amazing visit to Eltham Palace! The first palace was built in the 1300s, but pieces of the original palace are no longer there. The Great Hall and the bridge across the moat are original to the 1500s version of the palace, but the rest of the buildings and architecture date to the …
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Eltham Palace 1: Lemur Party
24 July 2016 Amazing visit to Eltham Palace! The first palace was built in the 1300s, but pieces of the original palace are no longer there. The Great Hall and the bridge across the moat are original to the 1500s version of the palace, but the rest of the buildings and architecture date to the …
Royal College of Physicians Museum
21 July 2016 A visit to the Royal College of Physicians museum! Within the modernist RCP building, they have a few museum displays scattered around on the different floors. Portraits of famous physicians are all over, there is a great set of apothecary jars on the ground floor, and they have a lovely room of …