Lovely London

Happy Friday! I don't know about you guys, but these last few weeks of summer are flying by! The summer weather seems to be disappearing as well, and I am eager for my sweaters and jackets to arrive in the shipment today! To escape the pre-autumn chill, I visited the Tate Modern to see the Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs exhibit before it closed. It was a retrospective of the artist's late works, when he used scissors to cut out painted shapes to create designs. He employed an assistant because he was too frail to hang the cut-outs on the walls himself. My favorite thing about them is the size - the designs are huge! Check out the Tate's blog post to see photos of the exhibition installation. I wasn't allowed to take any photos inside, boo. But the show was fantastic! It's heading to MoMA in New York this fall, and it's worth a visit if you're in the area.

The following day B and I visited The Shard. The building is supposed to have the best view of London from the top of its tower (tallest structure in Western Europe.) We took a tip from one of his co-workers, and instead of paying $55 per person to stand at the top, we grabbed a drink at the swanky bar halfway up the tower. Pretty good view, I'd say! I have no desire to stand on an open-air platform any higher than this!

View of the Tower of London and Canary Wharf

Artsy shot trying to get the egg in the background

After sufficient drinks before noon, we walked next door to the Borough Market to fill our tummies. The market is enormous! There were so many things I wanted to try. B had his eyes on a German-style frankfurter, and I went with a rosemary-roasted pork sammie. They had macaroons as big as your head and every type of english muffin you could imagine. I recommend going very early, as it got crazy in the afternoon!

That's all for this weekend. Thanks again to B for most of the photos. He's getting really good, right? I'm heading to Turkey next week for a highly-anticipated beach vacation with a friend, so I'll post when I return. Cleo says, "Have a good week, woof!"