According to wikipedia "Emigration is the act of leaving one's country or region to settle in another. (..) There are many reasons why people might choose to emigrate. Some are for reasons of religious, political or economic freedom or escape. Others have personal reasons such as marriage. Some people living in rich nations with cold climates choose to move to warmer climates when they retire."
Well, neither of these reasons apply to me, but nevertheless I decided to move from Germany to England where it always rains and the men are not really classified as the most attractive ones in the whole wide world. When you have lived in a foreign country before, you might know how different, awkward, funny and difficult your daily life can become.
Here are some highlights of my life in London Town.

April 29, 2012

An Afternoon at the Museum

So, what do you do on a rainy, cold Sunday afternoon end of April, when it's supposed to be spring? All your European friends enjoy some sunshine and you don't even wanna go outside? Go to a museum!
I have been to a lot of museums lately: National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Tate Modern, British Museum, V&A, Natural History Museum, Science Museum...
The absolutely fabulous thing about London's museums is that they are free of charge and since there are 240 museums to choose from and they frequently change their exhibitions, it never gets boring.
My Top 3 are the National Portrait Gallery, the Tate Modern and the V&A.

The V&A is described as the world's greatest museum of art and design. I love its Performance and Theatre section. They copied Kylie Minogue's dressroom, you can see one of Mick Jagger's stage outfits, and the best part, you can dress up yourself: 




The Tate Modern is just THE place to be. Wikipedia says "it is the most-visited modern art gallery in the world, with around 4.7 million visitors per year" which is very impressive. The MoMA in NYC by comparison had "only" 3 million last year. The Tate Modern even hosted the Universal Records Brit Awards 2012 after party.

The National Portrait Gallery is not that hip, but I like that it combines century-old paintings with comtemporary photography. On each floor you find pictures of a different generation of the royal family. I like particularly the Late Shift every Thursday and Friday until 21.00 where you can enjoy a wide range of events including tours, talks, live music, DJs, films, art workshops, lectures, philosophy salons and drop-in drawing sessions while having a cocktail.

One of the museums I still wanna check out is the Cartoon Museum for British cartoons, caricatures, comic strips and animation in Camden. It has a library of over 5,000 books and 4,000 comics relating to the subject. Also, the Design Museum in Southwark that covers product, industrial, graphic, fashion and architectural design. And the Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret which is a museum of surgical history and one of the oldest surviving operating theatres. Gross? Interesting? Well, worth a visit...
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