We got up silly early this morning and headed out - but it's still DARK!!!!
But we're going on an art expedition!
And that means we're getting on a train!
AND we got a window seat! Yippee!!!
And we're off!
The train was really empty until we got to Gatwick and then absolute HOARDS of people got on! It was jam packed all the way to the last stop, then!!
And we got off at London Bridge!!
Then we went to get the first bus of the day!
BUS BINGO ALERT!!! We got a number 17!
They got a CD!
And we headed over the Thames
We got off here at St Paul's Cathedral.
We waited at the same bus stop for our next bus
BUS BINGO ALERT! It's the number 26!
They got a beer mat
We had a diversion on the route which got us a bit worried....
But we recognise where we are now!
And when we got here at Aldwych, we joined the correct bus route again!
That's the Savoy hotel!!
And we got off here at Trafalgar Square!
They've got a new statue on the fourth plinth!
But first we're going to see a special expedition at the National Gallery and we had to join a queue for ticket holders..... which went round the back of the building and half way up the road!!!!! WHAT?!?! But as soon as we reached the end of the line, it started moving forwards (meaning the gallery had opened it's doors and letting us in) and moved along nice and quickly!!
So it didn't take us long to get in at all!!!
And because our entry time was 10 am, we went straight downstairs.....
....to the exhibition entrance....
...and went straight in!!!
It's a special Renoir expedition!!!
We love Renoir, he's one of our favourites!!
This painting is being exhibited in London for the FIRST TIME EVER!!!!
And we get to see it!!!
We recognised a lot of the paintings too.....
This one's super famous!
But this one isn't.....!
We know this one!!!
And this one!!!
But this one's new to us....
After a good look around, we used the facilities and left them a CD. We washed our paws carefully and then went and perused the gift shops. Yep, both the gift shops!!! (We'll show you later!)
Then we headed out to see the new statue!
It's a lady wearing a bloo dress....!
We really like it!!!
We went for a wander round and went in here and did a bit of shopping!! We'll show you later!
Then we had a look round Leicester Square and saw these crows!
By now, we were starving hungry so we came here for an early lunch.
After perusing the menu.....
And got a fizzy drink
And a pepperoni pizza!!
Which we demolished really quickly!!!
Then we walked up the road a bit for the next bus stop.
And we got a number 24!
We gave them a beer mat - this bus was ridiculously busy until we got to Tottenham Court Road when half the bus got off!!!
We stayed on though....
....and went past this murial.....
And then got off here.
Then we walked up to the Euston Road and saw the BT tower reflected in that building!!
Here's our next stop.....
And we got the number 18!!
They got a beer mat too!
We didn't go far on this bus.....
....and got off here at Euston Station.
We had a short walk to where we needed to go so we left a CD hanging here....
And another one here
And a short while later, we arrived here!!
Time to head off home!
But we had a quick stop here to get some stuff for Arnty Bev because we're visiting her later this week!
YIPPEE!!!
And then we had a boogie!!!!
Then we headed down to the platform to get our train.
We didn't have to wait long either!
We headed off to Blackfriars Station
The tide's out now....
And then we headed off towards London Bridge station
a while later, we crossed Balcombe viaduct....
And then we got home!
It was raining by now, but luckily there was a bus waiting for us!!
And in no time, we arrived here and had a short walk home!!!
We got these at the National Gallery - we can use those badges as bingo prizes.
And these stickers!!
And we got mini pads of watercolour paper to try out
We got these for Arnty Bev and I've banned Andrea from even sniffing them.....!!!
We got these as well - when we went back to pay for them, the lady on the till said oh are you saving these for Christmas? Andrea said don't be silly. The lady on the till larfed!!!!
What a fun day out!!!
