Monthly Archives: August 2014

Legends of the Martini – Royal Academy of Arts, London. Belvedere’s a winner.

Legends of the Martini

belvedereHello back room in the Royal Academy.  This was a fun little surprise for an hour.  This idea is based around an exhibition that’s just a room with a boards on it and some kind of guessing game about martinis.  Whatever. You soon spot the giant  martini glass you can sit in and have your photo taken in.

We were then taken to a table and intensely taught for one hour about martini making with Belvedere Vodka.  And to my surprise it was great fun.  And I learned something.  You get to learn to say exactly how you like your martini – shaken or stirred – what parts you like in it (forgotten already) and taste different zests.  It’s only on until the end of August and as a bit of something to do in what feels like hidden London, go do it.  At the end you can buy a very strong martini.  If you don’t drink, then don’ go.  You won’t like it.  Go at night, It feels like you are at a secret London party in a museum.

triple martini

    

Double Rainbow

Double the rainbow.

Double the rainbow.

I had to share this.  Probably the biggest rainbow I have seen and i was just around the corner.  Made me smile during a dreary day.

Serpentine Pavillion

I wouldn’t normally post something to say don’t bother, as I like to focus on the positive, but this is how they have made the new structure look on their website.  I was very excited and planned a day around it.
Serpentine

And this is what it looks like.  And I was VERY DISAPPOINTED.  Spend money better elsewhere. I know art is down to the individual but one definitely worth missing.  A big paper mache mess.

Serpentine 2