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By: Dagmar

Dagmar — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:36:00 +0000

Suidder, how was the weekend? I was at the Horniman today — there is only one stuffed polar bear, I got it wrong, but it is big, about 8 feet tall. It was shot in 1897 by Lord Somerleyton, at Spitzbergen Norway. The exhibition is of photographs of stuffed polar bears in situ all over the world. The two artists who did it will give a talk about the project at 8pm on 1st March at the museum — they traced every stuffed polar bear in UK collections.

If you are hungover, though, the Horniman is still very vivid. The moon jellyfish in the aquarium enhance the worst of hangovers.

Today I saw a stuffed bichir, a primitive fish found in the Sudan that has lungs and legs, probably the ancestor of all tetrapods (four-legged friends) including us. Far out!

By: squidder

squidder — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:46:37 +0000

thanks for the suggestions folks. i reckon we’ll definitely pay the Olde Mitre a visit.

cheers!

By: squidder

squidder — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:46:22 +0000

thanks for the suggestions folks. i reckon we’ll definitely pay the Olde Mitrer a visit.

cheers!

By: copeywolf

copeywolf — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:24:49 +0000

If you go to Ye Old Mitre wear something to distinguish yourselves and I’ll buy you a pint — I practically live there!

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:10:39 +0000

Squidder / bukowski: kid things to do in London.

Livesey Musem Old Kent Road, Horniman as mentioned already and Design Museum Sunday afternoon: free children’s activities. Call and find out what’s on.

All thre museums are interesting for kids even at three and a half.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:10:12 +0000

Squidder / bukowski: kid things to d oin London.

Livesey Musem Old Kent Road, Horniman as mentioned already and Design Museum Sunday afternoon: free children’s activities. Call and find out what’s on.

All thre museums are interesting for kids even at three and a half.

By: bukowski333

bukowski333 — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:15:48 +0000

Thanks for the recommendations, sounds good.
Tom — I’ll check out the driving school.

By: Dagmar

Dagmar — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:37:14 +0000

Yes, the Polar bears are great, especially if you’re hung over — they keep moving. Our baby Poppy has never seen so many stuffed Polar bears in her life. There are dozens of them from collections all over the world, it really is a bizarre show.

By: Hannah M

Hannah M — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:06:40 +0000

If he’s here on a friday go to Ye Olde Mitre on Ely place a fantastic little hidden pub that serves cheese toasties and real ale.

Then on Saturday take him to Bradleys Spanish bar on Hanway street for a taste of real Soho with good music and people who know how to drink properl.

Or perhaps Bar Kick on Shoreditch high street a wonderful football bar with fantastic food, table football and more beer and cocktails than you can shake a stick at.

Then spend a lazy Sunday recovering over brunch at the Sun and Doves

And finally 3 or 32 take up Dagmars suggestion and go to the Horniman Museum anyway — the new Aquarium is ace and the exhibition on stuffed Polar bears is reassuringly odd.

By: Dagmar

Dagmar — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:22:15 +0000

I see, squidder, I thought your friend may have been 3 and a half. I was going to sing the praises of Lucas Gardens and the Horniman.

I ‘d suggest the Somers Town Coffee House near Euston as a starting point. This has been regenerated since the days I knew it when you played pool there for your life, not just for £5. The place was originally a coffee house for Huguenot intellectuals. Now it’s a good gastropub. The alehouse is a fine example of degeneration and regeneration.

Then a tour of Camberwell.