Meet Geffrye!
You probably already have, and I'm just reaaaalllly slow on the uptake, but I went with some friends to the Geffrye Museum on Kingsland Road for the first time on Sunday. It's a museum built within 18th century almshouses, and has a series of rooms typical of times through history from 1600 to today. I always loved this kind of thing as a kid, straining against the rope wanting to run amok and fiddle with the display...and the boys were the same! Find out more here
We actually wanted to find somewhere to eat and Nuno suggested the Geffrye, and as Duke, Joe and I wandered past the Vietnamese restaurants feeling more and more peckish, we were suddenly surprised to come upon this picturesque scene, lush with greenery little u-shape of quaintness and quiet! It has to be said that it is the last thing on earth you would expect to come across on Kingsland Road which is quite maingy in places and not exactly pretty, but there it is, a little island of calm and beauty with amazingly friendly staff considering the sound velocity of my companions! In fact, when we met up with Lili, Cassia, Nuno and little Nicholas the excitement was bouncing off the walls somewhat and the waiter came over, I was expecting him to ask me to keep the dudes under control but he just smiled "good for developing the lungs!" - what an angel!....
There was loads for the kids to do....even Nuno had a little doodle...
I wonder if he's seen any of that kinky Smurf stuff on YouTube Nathaniel was telling me and Jasmine about the other night?
After we ate we took a stroll around the Victorian herb garden at the back of the museum which was a revelation, I kept having to remind myself I was on ropey old Kingsland Road....
We got kicked out at closing time so made our own entertainment on the grass out front for an hour or so...Joe made up some dance routines which we were ordered to copy....
...which was seriously great fun, then Duke did some magic tricks with berries he'd collected....
In fact we spent all day outdoors from 11am - 10pm (bit late considering school started the next morning) but we were having so much fun it seemed criminal to end it...lots of early nights this week to make up for it, and with the rain teaming down ever since I'm glad we didn't waste a beautiful day! Actually today promises better things, maybe we'll get that picnic at the weekend after all.....
Madame xx
We actually wanted to find somewhere to eat and Nuno suggested the Geffrye, and as Duke, Joe and I wandered past the Vietnamese restaurants feeling more and more peckish, we were suddenly surprised to come upon this picturesque scene, lush with greenery little u-shape of quaintness and quiet! It has to be said that it is the last thing on earth you would expect to come across on Kingsland Road which is quite maingy in places and not exactly pretty, but there it is, a little island of calm and beauty with amazingly friendly staff considering the sound velocity of my companions! In fact, when we met up with Lili, Cassia, Nuno and little Nicholas the excitement was bouncing off the walls somewhat and the waiter came over, I was expecting him to ask me to keep the dudes under control but he just smiled "good for developing the lungs!" - what an angel!....
There was loads for the kids to do....even Nuno had a little doodle...
I wonder if he's seen any of that kinky Smurf stuff on YouTube Nathaniel was telling me and Jasmine about the other night?
After we ate we took a stroll around the Victorian herb garden at the back of the museum which was a revelation, I kept having to remind myself I was on ropey old Kingsland Road....
We got kicked out at closing time so made our own entertainment on the grass out front for an hour or so...Joe made up some dance routines which we were ordered to copy....
...which was seriously great fun, then Duke did some magic tricks with berries he'd collected....
In fact we spent all day outdoors from 11am - 10pm (bit late considering school started the next morning) but we were having so much fun it seemed criminal to end it...lots of early nights this week to make up for it, and with the rain teaming down ever since I'm glad we didn't waste a beautiful day! Actually today promises better things, maybe we'll get that picnic at the weekend after all.....
Madame xx
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