Oh the weekend...

This weekend seemed to fly by! Granted, it's only Sunday morning right now, but as I have no exciting plans for today, I figured I'd update you all on this weekend. Friday, Bess, Katy, Emily, Emily's friend, and I ventured to the Victoria & Albert museum, which is just down the road. On our way, we passed the Natural History Museum and the line was HUGE. It was out the door, curved throughout the massive courtyard, and through the gates in the front. We somehow made it through the crowd and patted ourselves on the back for not choosing today to go to that particular museum. Although, we really had no idea what we were in for at the V&A. Emily and her friend from class had to write about a room at a museum, and we definitely chose the right museum for that task. I still am not sure for what it is a museum, but it was really cool. The rooms were PACKED with artifacts and just... things. I am not sure if there was any rhyme or reason to any of the rooms. They were somehow organized by geographical location and time period... but it was very hard to navigate. The British rooms were next to the China rooms were next to the Korean rooms which were down the hall from a huge fashion room. It was insane. REALLY awesome but a bit overwhelming. We might have to go back and explore the higher levels as we only made it to the ground floor and one area of the second floor. Here are some pictures so you can see for yourselves--it's quite difficult to explain!

Victoria & Albert Museum

Inside the front hall

One of the British rooms... I think...

A choir book! It's HUGE!

Some pillars in one random room

Effigies of some dead people I believe...

See how everything is just crammed inside the rooms?? It was really cool because it felt like I was immersed in the artwork, but I had no idea what was going on.

Juicy Couture--I wanted one of these so badly in eight grade! Although, now I'm glad I never got one so I don't have to look at painfully awful photos of myself in this outfit... I only took a picture of this to show Kylie because when she got a Juicy purse for Christmas, I told her I wanted this outfit and she said, "They had Juicy when YOU were my age?!" I'M NOT THAT OLD!!!

They always went for practicality, obviously.

THE HUGEST BED I'VE EVER SEEN.

Saturday, we headed to Harrods! I'd been there before but didn't remember much except that I was afraid to touch anything... that didn't change this time! I was afraid to BREATHE on anything! It's all so expensive and beautiful and high-class! I felt SO out of my element. I don't love shopping to begin with, and to be in a massive, crowded department store with room after room of different designers was unbelievably uncomfortable. It was really cool but I do not plan on going back anytime soon! After that, we took the Tube to Piccadilly Circus, which is basically all shopping. Most of the stores are really nice but not as nice as Harrods! We went into Anthropologie, which I'd never been in, but it might just be my new favorite store. I just wanted everything there! Plus, the actual store was designed really well. Don't worry Mom, I didn't buy anything! It would have hugely dented my money supply so I held off! Anyway, after walking from Piccadilly to Oxford Circus, we took to the Tube back to Notting Hill for Mexican food! We went to Tequila Tex Mex. It was really good! I'm not a huge fan of Mexican food, but it really hit the spot. That's pretty much all! I'll leave you with a couple of pictures from Piccadilly Circus--enjoy!

Piccadilly Circus--it looks like New York!

A statue in Piccadilly Circus

:)

Jackie