How things change.

  We were invited to a friends 25th Wedding anniversary near to Hyde Park this weekend and I suggested we book a hotel and stay for a couple of days.  10 years ago Mr T wouldn't even have considered this but middle age seems to have mellowed him and he agreed.

So this is our Friday in the smoke.

Our first stop was the Old Spitalfields Market for a coffee and a look around  Origin

The Contemporary Craft Fair which I had seen advertised in my Selvedge Mag.

It was really interesting with some stunning work and some seriously weird but follow the link

It's well worth a look as I have no photos I'm afraid.

Then we walked down Petticoat Lane to the Tower 

And St Catherines Dock which is very expensive

Pretty pub.

I had to show you this, we think it's a private yacht  

but it's the same size as the Belfast. What do you think?

Anyway over Tower Bridge as our Hotel is just the other side

The view from the middle looking East.

A quick stop at the fashion and Textile Museum

 which is just 5 mins from London Bridge station 

and is worth a visit if your in the area.

The exhibition  at the moment is about Tommy Nutter who was a ground breaking Saville Row Tailor and who made bespoke suits for people like Mick Jagger and Ringo Starr.  This picture is some of the ones he did for Elton John but I took loads of photos here as some of the suits were so iconic. I hope to get around to doing a post on them soon, remind me if I forget.

My husband never fails to amaze me as he knew all about him and enjoyed the exhibition more than I did.

Along the South Bank of the river past London Bridge

And the Globe

to the Millennium Bridge( which I was quite disappointed with)

Over towards St Pauls

   

and back to the Tate Modern, our next stop

This, believe it or not, was what I wanted to see, the pile of handmade ceramic sunflower seeds which originally you could walk in but had to be shut because it caused so much dust.

Some of the other exhibits were as "interesting" and some were instantly recognisable.

Saturday was taken up mostly with the party but for the first time in my life I saw the bridge open and a boat come through. For me that alone was worth the visit.

I know the wether helped but

We both had an amazing time and Mr T is talking about going again.

Yes it is definitely  his age.

Gillx