Hi everyone. Well, a new blog post as I know many of you will be travelling to the UK soon, providing some ideas of things to do and places to visit. But as always, you may also have other suggestions, so please add your comments. Last time I received a couple of requests and have added these items to the blog.
Well, the weather is really cold this year, so don’t forget to take a nice, warm coat and it’s much better to wear several layers of clothing. Indoor heating can be stifling.
In the very cold weather, no better place to hide in than in a good museum, so here are some interesting exhibitions happening at the moment.
Museums:
Worth going to the Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler special exhibition. It explores Aztec civilisation under the last elected ruler, Moctezuma II (reigned AD 1502–1520) Moctezuma exhibitionWatch the video for a preview of what it’s about. Tickets cost: £12,00
If you’ve never been, perhaps you might like to follow their suggested tour of the 30 must-see paintings in the gallery.
Opening hours: Daily 10am–6pm, Fridays 10am–9pm. Free entry.
Apart from being a beautiful museum, there’s a really great special exhibition called Decode: Digital Design Sensations. It’s a showcase on the latest in digital and interactive design. Excellent for those who enjoy the more technological side of design.
Daily 10.00–17.30 Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 Tickets cost: £5,00
They have just recently opened the Darwin Centre, which shows the latest research and scientists in action. You can immerse yourself in the Cocoon experience, but please note that even though the event is free, you need to book. For those feeling adventurous enough, there is a huge ice skating rink outside the museum.
Music:
London is a great city for music and you can gear very good music for free.
Saint Martin in the Fields, in Trafalgar Square regularly holds free lunchtime concerts. Check the programme in order to see what appeals to you.
National Portrait Gallery
Free Friday evening concerts. Check the programme. But perhaps you might enjoy the event linked to the Beatles to Bowie: the 60s exposed exhibition on Friday 15th.
Royal Opera House – two wonderful ballets to be seen: Romeo & Juliet (Prokofiev) and The Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky). You might catch Thiago Soares, Brazilian ballet dancer, dancing the main male lead role. Some tickets priced at £5, in the Gods.
Theatre:
A great production to see in London is a Broadway production by Debbie Allen (famous for the original musical FAME) of Tennessee William’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. The Royal National Theatre’s production of War Horse is still a definite must. (See previous blog post). Still showing at the West End.
Remember to go to Leicester Square`s ticket booth to try to buy cheaper tickets.
Other Locations:
Cambridge
Cambridge University celebrating 800 years – Transforming Tomorrow celebration finale on Saturday 16th – Monday 18th January. Open air – free. A light show designed by world-renowned light artist Ross Ashton will be projected onto Senate House and Old Schools to show the transformations which have happened as a result of research. Should be quite an experience, although it can get really chilly in Cambridge. So wrap up warm.
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