Overload!

What a day! This city is incredible so much to offer, so much to do. I think my feet might fall off from all the walking!

I went to the Tate Modern today, and spent a lot of time in the Surrealism exhibit, as it is very relevant to the show I am currently working on about Salavador Dali. Although his art was not a part of the exhibit, it was helpful to see his contemporaries and read about the political climate of the era.

We walked the Thames boardwalk, took pictures on the piers, ate grossly overpriced Thai food (everything here is so expensive), and walked some more. Did I mention the walking? There is a lot of that. It's funny, all we wanted for dinner was good ol' fashioned fish and chips, but pubs don't serve any food at 6pm! They are filled to the brim with people drinking and drinking their after work pints, but no food.

Tonight we went to an amazing place... SHUNT. It is a lounge/bar/performance space that is in the tunnels under the London bridge Tube station. I purchased a membership before coming to London, and tonight was my first time there. It was quite something. We walked under the station and own a long tunnel that was very dark. We came upon a mile of white paper that was lit very specifically and lined with green water bottles filled with green paint. One end of the paper was attached to the ceiling and a projector was projecting a video of a woman on it. At the same time, a woman wearing white underpants and a white shirt and a gas mask was walking the length of the paper and periodically throwing up green paint. It was quite something.
Deeper into the tunnel and lounge there was an installation of pinball machines- tons and tons of them, some playable, some not. There was a section of theatre seats where a group of 25 people were sitting blindfolded and listening to some kind of sound journey. I didn't get a chance to listen, but it was amazing to see.

There was more there, I can't even describe it all here.

London is fabulous. Having a grand ol' time!

-EM