What’s FREE for me?
This weekend has turned out to be beautiful, honestly I really couldn’t have asked for a better weekend to just relax and enjoy the sun and other secrets London has for me to discover. My main goal this weekend was to find things to do that were fun but didn’t put a dent in my wallet as many fun things seem too.
On Saturday I had a bit of a late start, I mean my horoscope said if I felt like taking it easy I should so I was slow moving. Once I was out and about I decided to stop by the Tower of London and finally pick up my membership card to some of the more historic places in London. I got it a few months ago on my birthday as a present for myself to enjoy a few really interesting places I want to see, as well as have a free pass to the Tower whenever I feel the need to go ( as it is my absolute favorite place in London!)
Anyway after picking up my official membership card I decided to head on over to Kensington to see the famous Kensington Palace. The nice thing about this palace is that it is actually situated right in the middle of a huge park, where everyone seemed to be yesterday. Kensington Palace itself is a lot smaller than I expected but it was done really well and it had some interesting exhibits going on. I was able to see some of Princess Diana’s famous dresses and other ensembles as well as an entire exhibit dedicated to the last Debutantes Ball in England. The dresses and invitations and events, it was all so wonderful it made me want to go to a big ball in a big fluffy dress! Afterwards I enjoyed the beautiful day by sitting on the grass with a million other people and staring at the lake. It was such a perfect day outside it was hard not to just waste away in the sun. On my way home I found where the new temporary stage has been assembled in the middle of the park to hold Peter Pan for the summer. That of course is on my list for non-free London activites.
Sunday was another wonderful day outside so this time I found a free event that I really really wanted to see. When I was young my brother started ready a lot of Roald Dahl books in his 2nd grade class. I also was a Roald Dahl fan, mostly because of James and the Giant Peach. Well being such a big fan, I was thrilled to find out there was a temporary exhibit at the Museum of Childhood called Snozzcumbers and Frobscottle! Basically it was all about some of the most famous Roald Dahl books so I just had to go see it. Especially because it was the perfect edition to free weekend, considering I could see the entire museum for free. Just in case you are in London and want to see it: http://www.vam.ac.uk/moc/ It was also really fun to see a bunch of toys that I played with as a kid and I know I had from when my mom was a kid. Including: Masters of the Universe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Slyvanian Families, Care Bears, American Bear Company bears, etc. It was such fun to wander around and remember all of the great times I had as a kid and look forward to all of the future kids in my life.
