The boy that sketched

One of my fav platforms - Tottenham Court Road

New London Model, at the building design centre.
Whenever a new building is approved in London,
they make on a 3D printer and add it in

Along the way today

Sutton Hoo iron helmet, one of my favs

BM, notice the sunshine!

Queue for Sir John Sloane's museum, no photos allowed
inside (as you can barely swing a cat)

Covent Garden - the happiest place on earth?

Its now a week since the vote and Brexit is still going off, nice post from the Londoist summarising the after effects http://londonist.com/2016/06/londonist-post-brexit

Today’s main event is the font of all knowledge the British Museum for the Japan tour. Waiting, waiting with a gaggle of others. Security walkie talkies going off, something is afoot. What the Japan guide has not turned up for work and the tour is cancelled! Serious first world problem. I console myself with one of my fav bits the Sutton Ho collection and then find a new bit the Wadderson Bequest, all gold, delicate and detailed. This is nice. Equilibrium restored.

A house museum Amanda B told me about before my first trip is only about 10 minutes away. Lets go see what thats like. I arrive just in time for the daily tour. This is the home, workplace and museum of Sir John Soane a British architect. It is filled from floor to ceiling with artefacts, paintings, models and drawings. All piled together is curious collections. The painting room even has panels that move to display more paintings, including 8 paintings from Rake's Progress. Its quite mind blowing how much he could fit this all into 3 houses built together. The tour route we follow is the same one used 200 years ago when the museum opened. A wonderful visit that took up way more hours than expected!

Now a slow explore from Holborn back to Charring Cross with about 10 stops along the way, some very good finds for the inside outside postcard collection. Plus the house where the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood was formed. 

To finish off the day I could try out London’s newest tourist attraction. But I won't. Its the longest slippery dip in Europe.