Imperial War Museum

Today Sandy toddled off to the Imperial War Museum in Lambeth. It was a beary long tube ride on the Bakerloo line and then a 10 minute walk. Along the way, Sandy saw some beary nice Olympic lampost signs that were in his favourite colour!

Most of the Olympic signs and stuff are bright pink... so this green one was a nice break! And then we were at the War Museum... There is a beary large set of guns out front from a World War I ship.

They are 15 inch guns and they shot very large shells... much larger than a little bear!

Inside the museum, they had a big atrium space which had all sorts of old planes from World War 1 and World War 2... as well as old tanks and armoured vehicles.

Farther in the museum, there were other displays about the various wars... but Sandy was most interested in the museum's shop... where he at first thought he had found a hamster... but it turned out to be a mouse!

The hands and feet looked a lot like Hammie's hands and feet which is why Sandy thought it might be a hamster... but no... it has a long tale and the tag said "mouse"... Right next to the mice were some cats - interesting juxtaposition!

There was also a beary beautiful rose garden outside...

Sandy thinks they are also an interesting juxtaposition with the big guns out front.

And then it was off again, but this time on a big double-decker bus... and Sandy got to ride upstairs in the front!

That is Piccadilly Circus coming up straight ahead. Sandy isn't sure why it's called a Circus as there is no circus there... although the traffic is a bit of a circus (hah-hah!!)...