In the name of SCIENCE!

On Friday, Simone and I went to the Science Museum. He had to take photos for a class, and I was just tagging along. Still, it took me forever to get there, and I'm convinced the tube strongly dislikes me. The Circle Line runs right from Farringdon to South Kensington, so theoretically, it should just be a hop, skip, and a jump away. But the Circle Line train never came. I waited for 20 minutes, and as I was already running late, I hopped on the next train to King's Cross/St. Pancras and transferred to the Piccadilly line. The Piccadilly line seems to hit every major sightseeing location in Lonodn and continues on to Heathrow, so the train was PACKED. Still, I eventually got to the museum (but more than 30 minutes late).

The museum was a lot of fun, although it's more of a "History of Science" type of museum than some of the American science museums (like the Franklin Institute). The collection is immense and very impressive. Visitors enter to an exhibit on energy, with immense examples of early steam power and engines.

The museum also has exhibits on space travel, automotive/land transportation, water transport, and eventually air travel.



However, the museum also shows the evolution of everyday, household products and some commercial products.



There was a lot to see, and it would take more than a day to really examine everything, but we spent about an hour and a half meandering about the museum. At that point, it was a little after 4PM, and having missed lunch on account of the tube incident, I was a bit hungry. Instead of heading to the Old Operating Theatre and Herb Garrett, as I had intended, I came home and made dinner.

Complete photos of my Science Museum adventures can be found on Facebook. As I do not have a digital camera (and am instead taking photos with my iPhone), please excuse the low resolution.

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Food Notes:

The Rock and Sole Plaice
45-47 Endell Street
Fantastic fish and chips! Fish tastes very fresh and the breading is crisp and not too greasy. Fish takes longer to prepare, so expect to wait a few minutes or call in advance. The chips are fantastic and for £1.50, you can get a MASSIVE portion of chips for takeaway.