Tate Modern

I totally went off the topic (what's new) in my last blog entry... not that I had a topic in mind... just a bunch of random thoughts really... so I suppose the last topic was actually more on-topic than I realized!

I can't SLEEP!

Insomnia must be one of the worst afflictions known to man-kind. Yes, yes, there's also hunger, boredom, heart-ache, etc. But look at it this way - if you can sleep, you won't feel hungry, bored or hurt anymore! Clever huh? :) I'm grateful that I do not often have this problem, as sleep has always come with ease for me. However, tonight is an exception... and exception that you guys will have to suffer the consequences for as you read this blog :)

So last weekend, in an effort to do something new (we're seriously running out of things to do here), Michael and I headed to the Tate Modern, a well-known museum (yes, we were that desperate to find something new :) in South London, which has been compared to the likes of New York's MOMA. I'm not cultured enough to appreciate fine art, but I sure did appreciate the sweeping views the bar upstairs had to offer! FYI - I am the same person that went to the Louvre in Paris, walked straight up to the Mona Lisa and then spent the rest of my day in the gift shop :) at the Louvre!!! Say what you want, I've heard it all. At least I'm honest!

From the Tate, across the Thames River, you'll see St. Paul's Cathedral, which is supposedly the 2nd largest domed cathedral in the world - just after St. Peter's in Rome (key words: largest domed). Hard to believe since it doesn't really even look comparable!

After drinks, we walked across the Millennium Bridge, an impressive pedestrian-only bridge that connects Bankside with the City. I never even heard about this bridge until we saw it on Saturday... maybe there are some things left we can do in London!... but not if it keeps staying this depressingly cloudy.

And you guys thought I was exaggerating about the weather! This is standard London weather. I don't even know why I bother to check the weather every morning. It always says, "partly cloudy with chance of rain." And sure enough, there's always some clouds in the sky and eventually, it does sprinkle a bit everyday. No wonder they made the movie 28 Days here! I really have a love-hate relationship with this place. I need sleep.