Rachael's reviews
Review of The British Museum
18 Apr 08, 13:00
A must-see 
The British Museum is amazing, you will see upon arrival the scale of the interior, on viewing the Parthenon-like entrance to the building. When you visit this place you really are overwhelmed by a sense of British history. You discover what a bold and explorative nation we have been, and ruthless in our taking what we like from where! Whenever I go I rarely get past the Egyptian and Greek rooms, as the artefacts on display here cannot be passed by easily or quickly! Some of the relics are copies but others are not – some so huge you cannot fathom how on earth they were moved and shipped over here.
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Review of Wimbledon Windmill Museum
13 Apr 08, 11:50
Nice Day Out for the Kids 
Windmills are an example of life in days gone by and this small grain mill in Wimbledon will be a source of delight and interest to any children you take along...it has not worked since 1864 when it was closed down and made into accomodation but there are still parts of it that have been preserved to show how it was back in it's working period. There is information on how this mill used to work and how it varied with other types elsewhere in the UK. There is a cafe right next to the Windmill which is a profound favourite of mine, it serves home made dishes from breakfasts to pasta bakes, as well as a great selection of cakes and pies. There is seating outside and inside, it is a great family venue at all times of year and gets particularly busy at weekends. Then you can go for a ramble on beautiful Wimbledon Common.
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Review of Tate Modern
09 Apr 08, 20:56
An impressive structure
I have been to the Tate Modern about ten times and still have not seen it in its entirety. It is incredibly vast, well laid out and home to the best of modern works. The installations in the Turbine Hall on the ground floor are my favourite - they get more and more adventurous, I particularly enjoyed the re-creation of the Sun and the atmosphere it projected (everyone lying down in quiet appreciation as if it were the real thing come down to visit us). The earthquake crack was very well done too, I thought it was funny that people were falling down it and getting upset - it is indicative of people's lack of common sense. I hope it doesn't prevent them from further building of installations you can get close to. The stylish chutes, too, were visually interesting interactive artworks. More of those, please. Although there is so much more to sample, video, audio and digital pieces, if you only see the Turbine Hall and whatever current delight resides, you've won. (It is free entry after all.)
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