Rothko and the Tate Modern

After a night of fitful sleep, we woke up late Sunday morning and had a leisurely breakfast downstairs at The Montagu (how do the Brits get their morning mushrooms so yummy?!) Then we took the tube down to St. Paul's and walked across the Millennium Bridge (also nicknamed the Wobbly Bridge after some resonance issues when it first opened!) to the Tate Modern. It was once again a gorgeous day and the river walk along the Thames was wonderful. It seemed like all of London was having a little promenade.

The Tate Modern was opened in 2000 and this was my first time there - it's located in a former power station and is a lovely and airy industrial space. We joined the queue for the Rothko exhibit which was very impressive. I'm not a particular fan of Rothko, but many elements of the exhibit certainly made me appreciate his work a lot more - there was some nice ultraviolet analysis that showed all the layers and complexity that went into the final work, which looked deceptively simple.

We had a late lunch upstairs on the 7th floor, in a light-filled restaurant overlooking the Thames and St.Paul's and people-watched all the various nationalities around us.

After visiting Waterstone's (the biggest bookshop in the UK) at Piccadilly Circus and finding lots of interesting travel books on Spain (our 2009 trip), we finally headed back to the hotel. I think my bag may be too heavy to carry-on on the return flight :(