A Study in Museums

Since Stratford On Avon, we've mostly been recuperating.

On the 28th September we went to the Victoria & Albert museum. 

We didn't get to stay for as long as would have been preferred because the groceries were being delivered and we needed to get home.

On the 30th September, my mom, Randall, and I took the tube to Euston Square, where we met up with Dad. Mom and Randall went to the London Transportation museum, and Dad and I went to Speedy's Sandwich Bar & Cafe.

All the Sherlockians who are reading this will know that Speedy's Sandwish Bar & Cafe, located at 187 North Gower Street, is the Cafe underneath theBBC's "Sherlock" 221B Baker Street. In short, I stood on the same cement as Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman once stood on!

Inside was a very cramped cafe with pictures from "Sherlock" covering the walls.

We met the owner of the shop. We recognized him from one of the pictures on the wall. It was a photo of him with his arm around Martin Freeman. I pointed him out to Dad as I saw him walking around the shop, and then Dad asked if the photo was of him. (Just to make sure)

 (My spaghetti carbonara lunch)

 (Inside the shop. Notice all the photographs)

 (The door of 221B. It even has a crooked door knocker!)

(Sherlock breakfast.)

After lunch, Dad and I took a tube to Baker Street. Right at the entrance of the station stands a statue of Sherlock Holmes.

Around the corner, at the real 221B Baker Street, lies the Sherlock Holmes museum.

 I'm still not sure what's inside the museum, but I went inside the shop. (This time with my mom and brother. I've been twice,but the first time was just to walk by,) The shop was full of Sherlock Holmes merchandise, as well as BBC "Sherlock" loot. Mom got some good Christmas gift ideas while we were in there. (most of them from me)

Mom, Randall, and I walked across the street to Queen Mary's Rose Gardens. 

(If you're confused, I've been to see the Sherlock Holmes museum twice. Once with my dad on the 30th Sept, and once with my mom and brother on the 5th Oct.)  

The Rose Gardens were really beautiful.

It was lovely to get out and walk around a bit.

On the 30th October, Dad, Corey, Randall and I left to go on a temple trip with the youth in our stake. We stayed overnight in the temple accommodations, and went to the temple the next morning. I didn't take any pictures of that, but I really enjoyed it. All the girls were very fun to hang out with, and I had a beautiful experience.

On the 2nd October (I know we've gone back in time a bit) Corey was walking around with my parents, and his right knee became dislocated. He rode in an ambulance to the hospital where they put his knee in a splint. He's basically been sitting on the couch since. He gets up to use the toilet and to change his clothes and sometimes to eat, and he goes to his own bed at night, but most of the time you'll find him on the couch, watching videos on the iPad.

I think that's about everything we've done since Stratford. We've had a very calm couple of weeks (apart from Corey's knee)