Westminster Abbey, Children's Toy Museum; Natural History Museum and Borough Markets

The morning looked overcast and dreary so I thought - take my rain jacket just in case. Of course, this ensured that the day was dry and sunny. The first stop was Westminster Abbey. We arrived well before opening time and still there was a huge queue to get in but this time we waited. Once inside, we could walk around this magnificent building using an audio guide to help with information. It really is an amazing place - I could go back many more times, twice isn't enough. To think that many kings and queens are buried there, plus those with connections to royalty, poets, writers and famous people, all at rest there...although a lot of them are buried underfoot and it doesn't feel right to be trampling on them!
After Westminster Abbey, we took the tube to Bethnal Green to visit the Victoria and Albert Children's Toy Museum. It was set up so that children in the poorer suburbs could actually see what toys were! How sad!  Today ir had toys from history and things we had as kids, like rocking horse, games and a furby!! The dolls houses were spectacular - very elaborate and detailed.
It was an interesting place to visit, although initially the attraction was to see the Alice in Wonderland exhibition, but this proved a bit disappointing, more a few displays of Alice clothing from Japan and some books, etc.
We then went to the Natural History Museum, another great place, with its dinosaurs, blue whale, polar bear and a 1000 other creatures. Didn't see David Attenborough anywhere though! I wanted to see the creepy crawlie section with its spiders and bugs but sadly couldn"t see any horrifying spiders, just one image. There was a preserved tarantula in a jar which was icky.
Next stop was a walk in the sunshine with everyone else along fashionable Knightsbridge. We window shopped but that's it. No purchases at Harrods this time :)
Back on the tube to Borough Markets. It was very busy today with Saturday shoppers. We made some purchases and then walked back to the apartment. It was a good day although a bit tiring - I think the sunshine did it!
Tomorrow the plan is to do a tour of Lords, which sister #1 is really looking forward to, being an Adelaide Cricket Grounds official tour guide ( god help me if I haven't got the name of the ground right!!)
News also that our nephew and his wife are on their way to London for their honeymoon, and we are arranging a catch up somewhere before we depart on our respective ways around the UK.
NB.  I have just been reminded to include the following: a bird, of unknown breed, shat on B.I.L#1 as he was out walking, causing some damage to his shirt. Now I wasn't going to include this in the blog but I read somewhere that it is good luck to be shat upon by a bird. Or was it wee'd upon by a grandchild?? I can never remember...anyway, there you have it.