Natural history museum

We took a trip to see the amazing butterfly exhibition at the natural history museum

Well as all our days start, it tends to be in bed, lol. I knew I heard the reminder on my phone go off at half 8, so on our day off was still up at stupid o’clock in the morning. ok so up for breakfast in bed, it was toast for me and the usual massive brekkie of toast cereal and whatever else Wayne had. Hmm 2 and a half hours later, we finally get up, apologies to Craig and Briony for any untoward noises they may have heard.
dressed and off we go, burnt oak here we come. Well my flip flops didn’t think so. The left one broke soon after we got about half way to the station, temporary fix and then it broke again. Hmmm this could be a really long day. Wait… Me and my ingenious ideas, wrap the bit around my toe, hmm lets hope it doesn’t cut off any blood circulation, I quite like my toe. Right continue trip to Burnt Oak, and my first ever top up of an oyster card. Thanks Craig. Through the barriers, and on to the train. Having already checked our route on yet another iPhone app, we sat playing some word game, I got all the long words, ‘coz I is clever I is’. ok we get to Leicester square and time for a change over to the picadilly line to South Kensington or ‘South Ken’ as Wayne and his invisible home boi’s like to call it. LMFAO.
Off the tube and I’m hoping my flip flops don’t come off and end up on the tracks, but Wayne is such a sweetie he’d jump on the tracks for me
up some stairs and following signs, cutting people up and we’re out into fresh air and looking at the beautiful Natural History Museum. Hmm bit confused, something about finding butterflies. Ooo look tickets, and hey presto it’s for the butterfly exhibit. Waiting in the queue, somehow on the subject of screaming kids, we pay for our tickets, Gift Aid donation, lest it’s not as expensive as London Zoo, what a rip off that was. Tickets, and passport, see pic and we’re on our way in. Deep breathe and in we go. My god it’s hot. Phew. but look at all the pretty flutterbies walking around and the butterflies are instantly attracted to Wayne (well who wouldn’t be). Walking around and stamping the passport, and Wayne being attacked by more butterflies we take loads of pics, more than I’ve ever taken me thinks. So fascinated by the butterflies, they’re so pretty. Walking outside to the little play area, we decide not to stop for too long and head back instead to the other bit of the exhibit. More butterflies… Really! Very pretty and we take some more pics and get more stamps for the passport. I don’t want to leave but Wayne is getting a bit hot, so outside to the giftshop. We walk up to the Natural History Museum, through the doors and nearly through and, ‘Miss can I check your hand bag please?’ Here we go, seriously do I look like I carry a knife around, or a gun! ridiculous, so on and up and to the Dinosaurs. Walking around all the ‘galleries’ we start to get a bit hungry, well Wayne and his fat belly do
How much for a slice of cake! £4! get out of it, bottle of coke it is then to keep us going just a little bit longer. Wayne likes the lion, he thinks it’s him. I like the Dolphins and the underwater bit
To the shiny bits! Mineral gallery, and wow it’s pretty, so many shiny colours and amazing crystals, and wow I love it. Wayne is quite bored though, shame. The Vault, ahhh. Hmm more shiny and expensive bits and the glow in the dark diamonds, No pics but it was B-E-A-Utiful.
Last thing before we go for some food, Something beginning with ‘S’. And it’s a massive tree! hey I’ve seen this, It’s a giant redwood from the California coast! These trees are massive, the largest trees on earth, such amazing organisms.
Ok out the doors and into the outside world and damn it’s cold. Me and my flip flops don’t like it. Back underground to go the Leicester Square, Wayne wants a Burger King (yuck) So we get off at the station and head straight for it, damn, Leicester Square and Chinatown spells food to me, but no Wayne’s having non of that. Burger King it is. One burger, whatever Wayne had, and over hearing the manager have a meeting on the shop floor later we head back outside to something beginning with T. Eh? Confused, I was. Past the characteurs and to the Trocadero. Confused dot com :S In we go and I think it’s a shopping centre, o no. It’s an arcade, typical Wayne. You got any change? errr no! We’ll have a look anyways. Round the arcade we go, and a few games. Wayne’s scavenging for money to play with, don’t think he’ll find any, but he finds some tickets! a whole 16 of them. Won’t get him much but hey ho. WE some some rude boy dacing on the machines, OMG this guy is mental! and then he can’t go any more so he collapses. Fail! moving on, looking round the bowling and some more games and we head back outside to the tube station.
Back on the train and worrying about rush hour but it doesn’t seem so bad. Chilling out with the paper we’re on our way home. Picked up by the lovely Tracey, we drive home, coz our feet are aching. Home and time to update the blog
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