Sunshine!!!! Flowers in bloom. I will have spring 2 times this year.
Yesterday: Tate Modern..........Yuyio Kusama...... fire at restuarant Caprice ........
"One Man Two Guvnors".....
That's the short version. If you have more time, here's more.......
We really liked the work of Kusama, an interesting Japanese woman who came to the US because Japan was too rigid and male dominated for her. She used many media in one art work. She also created installations which blew our minds - colored lights, black light and mirrors - very disorienting. A Mom carried her baby into the room and the baby started screaming.
Our hotel, Dukes, is in St. James, a location we love. The hotel is small, old and charming. An additional highlight is the world renowned martini bar. Last night before dinner we had a martini there. Feeling no pain we walked down an alleyway to a fine restaurant which had lighted candles on the table. All of a sudden my menu was on fire. I quickly smothered it with a napkin but not before the staff was at my side.
Later at the theater Bob actually snored. ..........Tonight we did not have a martini.......
The play was slapstick, which I usually do not enjoy. But it was so silly I really laughed. Good music too.
Today, Thursday, we had a meeting with an architect at Strata Tower, a 42 story new building that has 3 wind turbines at the top. The energy produces about 15% of the needs of this condo building. All new buildings are required to produce energy. It is the first new structure in a neighborhood that is slated to be gentrified. In the rest of the neighborhood public housing is being torn down. Most of the people living in Strata Tower are young students who are Asian. Their parents have purchased these expensive units for their children. I watched very stylishly dressed young people walking thru the lobby.
Then to the Design Museum. We have been getting around on the underground trains- some of them must be 10 stories down.
We had dinner with nephew Jake Roth who is doing his junior year at the London School of Economics.
We got to know and enjoy each other.
Now, March 9, I am at the airport in the British Air business class lounge waiting to go to Dubai.
It is very comfortable. One could eat like a queen in this lounge.
The pictures from the last few days will follow. I have to get them from Bob's camera.
