A Day At National History Museum

After a whole day walking on the streets of London, we were too lazy to get out of bed. As our holiday is almost coming to a close, we planned to go slow as we managed to visit most of the places we planned.

We set off shyly before luncheon and boarded on the bus to Kensington area as we wanted a more relaxing ride and at the same time, being able to get a good view of London. After we alighted at South Kensington, we went to lunch. We chanced upon this cool Italian joint and decided to give it a shot.

We ordered the kids meals, seafood linguine for Stella, lasagne for hubby, Orecchiette Verde for Mike and mushroom risotto for myself. I got to say that the food was really really delicious especially the Lasagne. I am never a fan of lasagne but after tasting a small portion of it from hub’s plate, I am obsessed with this dish. It was done so heavenly and so much flavours in it… super YUMZ!!!

As for the kids’ meal, it was just as delicious as the kids finished up every bit of their pasta and I got to give thumps up for their gelato too! It was smooth, milky and I simply love the strawberry flavor… so yummy and not too sweet. Simply fantastic luncheon!

While we were billing, we noticed the small section where they had their products on the shelves and I realized that this restaurant is owned by the famous chef Antonio Carluccio. Well, in case you haven’t heard of his name, I believed you would know Jamie Oliver. Jamie Oliver used to be under the coaching term with Antonio. He was also called the ‘the godfather of Italian gastronomy’ and appeared on the British TV ‘Two Greedy Italians’, alongside with Italian Chef Gennaro Contaldo. I felt really honoured to taste the dishes he created. 

Just shortly after lunch, we walked around the area and chanced upon a bookshop where the kids were drawn to. While we were at the bookshop, the guys had something interesting up their sleeves. They walked around and bought themselves a superb sandwich. Okay… it was delicious but we just had our LUNCH remember??

Finally, we arrived at the National History Museum and we were glad that it wasn’t crowded. There were so much to explore with so little time. We chose the best for the kids and to their interest. We checked out the dinosaur’s section and the minerals section too where we got to experience the remake of an earthquake. It was really scary but it was just a remake or an experience but I trust that the real one would be so much more violent then the one we stood on. 

We spent a good 2 hours at the museum and decided to return home for dinner. We needed some rest and do some packing as we will be expecting a long day tomorrow to the White Cliffs.