So, here's the day of the Royal Wedding.
A bright and early start to what the Nation had been waiting for for weeks.
I took advantage of the scaringly empty centre of London to head to both Tate Galleries.
It started at Tate Britain http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
This museum has been the home of British art from 1500 to today.
Entry is free here also, except for major exhibitions. Currently, there's a Romantics exhibition, admission free, with some exceptional work by Turner.
My favourite piece......Ophelia 1851-2 by John Everett Millais
Then a trip via the Thames http://www.tate.org.uk/tatetotate/
As soon as we (my friends and I) got off the boat, we caught the Military flypasts that had been planned as a salute to the Royal Wedding. We saw the Lancaster, Spitfire, Hurricane, Typhoon and Tornado.
And then we entered the Tate Modern http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/
The Tate Modern bases its collection on more International modern and comtemporary art.
Things to do at Tate Modern; Apart from the art galleries, Tate Modern offers from multimedia and daily guided tours to sketching in the gallery.
There's also an interactive zone that offers a range of hands-on games, multimedia interatives, books to read and films to watch that are related to the art that's on display at the Tate Modern.
It's an area where ideas and activities can be shared to help people of all ages get to know about 20th century art and artists.
The sketch that impacted me the most
My favourite piece in the gallery.....A Married Couple 1930 by George Grosz
A trip to Regent Street, a poodle around Carnaby street, a drink in Soho and a curry topped our day off.
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