London - Day 6

- Day 6 in London - 

Seriously, MISS My kids!

:(

Can't wait to see them in just a couple more days!

Anyhow.

I am Super Grateful to spend sometime with my Sweet Man.

He works - A LOT.

and I miss him A LOT too, lately.  

So, he kept his word...

We headed back to the National Gallery today!! (:

They have a special exhibit on- Leonardo Da Vinci

It is VERY popular.

They only allow so many people through the exhibit each day,

 and the line to get in is crazy.

It just goes and goes...

We, actually, got pretty lucky.

They cut the line off about 20 people behind us.

It was only 11am (exhibit opened at 10).

While we waited in line,

we found ways to entertain ourselves.

(remember we don't have our normal mobile device babysitters, LOL)

We talked to the pigeons (there are many out here, everywhere)

But, the pigeons our here are weird....

They hang out in trees!

I had never seen that before. 

They are usually just ambling along on the ground!

Well, maybe this encouraged them to use trees.

More lines

I told Todd, "We can pretend we are at Disneyland."

You know, long lines for popular attractions.

Oh, and so you know.

They have big weird, kinda cool spiders here too.

And we found where they put the trash?!

Seriously, there is no trash anywhere.

Finally, after 2 hours - we got our tickets to get in.

But, we had to wait another 1.5 hrs to get into the exhibit.

Only so many peeps can go in at once.

So we enjoyed the sunshine peeking through the clouds.

(still very cold though)

and - Funny Birds!

Look how sweet the sun looks shining through the buildings!

 

Oh, I think I have figured out the cause of my lungs bugging me..

Look at all those buses.

 Seriously, they just keep going...

More sunshine outside the National Gallery

Todd had a couple business calls to take care of,

before we could head into the exhibit...

 I just might have been a little bored..

And maybe put all the creatures on him for fun.

 Isn't he cute?!

Well, this cute little old man saw me take the pic,

and offered to take one of me with him, LOL!

It was funny, 

and YES he was still on the call.

The exhibit showcased Da Vinci's process in a sense.

They had many of his sketches (or studies)

and his notes.

(Yes, left-handed and backwards)

and SUPER TINY!!!

He had many paintings that he started, yet never completed.

Sad.  Such an amazingly gifted person.

His work is truly timeless, and it was such a privilege to see it authentically with my own eyes.  Amazing!  

After viewing the exhibit, we wandered around for another hour or so and tried to take in as MANY of the other paintings as we could.

It was amazing to see how art has changed, flowed, stayed the same, and progressed.   I would say one thing was consistent in the time period we had the opportunity to view (1200-1700s) Christ was a central theme throughout.  

Well, as closing time approached, we headed back.

Tonight, we grabbed some bagel sandwiches

 from the train station and ate them in our hotel room.  

It is SO cold outside, 

and we were surrounded by hustle and bustle all day,

so the quiet of our room was nice.

Todd is finishing up some work right now. 

 Tomorrow, he will be onsite again. 

Hmn, what should I do?!   

Well, til tomorrow...


addendum -  We ran out and went to a Patisserie - 
Oh, yes, we need one of those by our house.  
Or not, that could be bad.