Two-Nannies On The Road Again: Midnight at the museum

We're keen to make the most of our time in London, and are enjoying mixing it up with the usual tourist activities along with a bit of what the locals do.

Heather insisted I had to be ready to include some week night activities, despite finding my job enough for one day. But Friday is always good, so we met at the tube station, and went out to Kensington where we stopped off for a sangria and tapas. Then a quick stroll to the late night opening at the British Natural History Museum. This is a monthly event, where the kids have mostly gone home, the halls are arranged to allow room for bars selling a variety of beers, bubbles and cocktails, and funky sounds play throughout the main hall. The building is stunning, with ornate detail everywhere, oozing history, and though some of the stuffed exhibits are a bit disturbing, there is a feeling that you're not to far from some of the early botanists and explorers. At one point when we entered the massive gallery of stones and minerals exhibit, I joked and said I hoped they had some space rocks. Well, when we made it down to the end and discovered the vault, I was rewarded with my first viewing of Mars rocks, along with the massive diamonds, pieces of gold, and probably everything else under the sun (except kryptonite).

And when we had had enough and stepped outside, we were rewarded with the glorious sight of the building in lights.