Geffrye Museum and Brick Lane

Unfortunately, I have not been feeling very well for the last two days, so Ceci has been somewhat on her own.  But today I got out and we walked around my neighborhood of Shoreditch and Hoxton.  Hoxton has a Saturday market but it is not that impressive. Essentially, it was Hoxton Street with a few market stalls.

We went from there to the Geffrye Museum on Kingsland Rd.

With a statue of the man himself, Sir Rob. Geffryes, Knight, Alderman and Ironmonger...and founder of the precursor of the museum in these buildings, an almshouse for the elderly.

Now it houses a history of the living rooms of England, showing interiors from the 1600s, through the 1700s and 1800s

and the 20th Century.

And, of course, it has a nice garden, with a few graves....

And a time capsule that was just buried last month.

This is possibly the biggest peony I have ever seen.

From the museum, we took the overground ( as opposed to the underground)

back to Spitalfields Market and had a nice lunch.  Walking home, we went down Brick Lane, which is really hopping on Saturday, with antiques shops, bars, vintage clothing stores and great looking food.

This sign was a bit disconcerting......

But with this beer garden near by, I guess some people have to be reminded.

And have I mentioned the English's love of salty meat?

On the way back, we spotted this old house, which I think looks kind of lonely on the corner by itself.

Ceci leaves early tomorrow and I will be on my own for the next couple of days.