A Morning Walk to the Science Museum

 I set off in a drizzle and walked past Kensington Garden. I spied their bike share line-up, which I'm hoping to try while I'm here. I packed my helmet, just in case.

Flower kiosk for cheer on a rainy day.

Gated area around the gardens.

The Albert Memorial was commissioned by Queen Victoria after the death of her husband, Prince Albert at aged 42. It was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the Gothic Revival style.

Directly across the street is Royal Albert Hall, a massive concert space, which seats 5272 people. The BBC Promenade concerts, also known as Proms, have been held there every summer since 1941. I attended a concert in the 1980's and will return 40 years later on Monday for another concert.

Down the road was the Science Museum - three floors of history.

Above and below is the actual Russian made Soyuz TMA-19M descent module spacecraft that in 2015 took astronauts Yuri Malenchenko, Tim Kopra and Britain’s Tim Peake up to the ISS and then returned to Earth the following year.

Here's "Puffing Billy," the world's oldest remaining steam locomotive. Built in 1813, it was used to transport coal.

I didn't know a "lathe" was named after an actual person.

Budding's Lawn mower, built to replace the scythe.

Lighthouse with a Fresell lens.

Apollo 10 module and display console. In May 1969, it launched astronauts Thomas Stafford, John Young, and Eugene Cernan, on a lunar orbital mission as a dress rehearsal for the Apollo 11 landing in July 1969.

 

Vickers Vimy, 1919

Gypsy Moth, 1928

Dog racing tote machine.

George Daniels, whose interest in clocks derived, in part, from his early life of poverty and neglect. The clock seemed to symbolize moving forward without outside assistance.

Two spectacular watches by George Daniels.