Lewis
Hyper Poster
Well last week I received a nice e-mail from iTunes saying I won tickets for the opening night of the iTunes Festival at the Roundhouse in Camden, it was Jamie T who was playing. Result.
Myself and my friend Kim thought we may as well go up to London and visit the Ripley's Believe it or not! Odditorium beforehand and look round London for a bit.
The day started well, I got to Southampton Central train station in enough time to catch the 10.55 train to Waterloo. I sat there and waited for Kim to arrive, still nothing, I got a phone call and the bus drove past her, but was no panic, we had travelcards, so we jumped on the 11.30 train
Funny advert at Southampton Central for Irn-Bru.
We arrived at Waterloo around 12.50ish, then got the Bakerloo line to Piccadilly Circus. When we arrived we had lunch at McDonalds then just looked around for a bit.
I seem to be doing an impression of a meerkat :lol:
Finally we decided to make our way to Ripley's, which for those who don't know, is located inside the Trocadero, we paid the entrance fee (£21.90 for both of us, using a BOGOF) which was a tad pricey, but oh well.
Outside of the building
Once you enter you have to go to the top floor via the most epic lift ever! It has loads of neon lights, I tried getting a picture but my camera didn't like it, now the random and off stuff beings, where you are first greeted by...
A Mini Cooper encrusted with over a million Swarvoski crystals!
and a T-Rex, of course!
Also in that area were many conjoined animals and skeletons of weird beings, and for some reason a lot of opium pipes, my favourite part of that room was the massive rocking chair!
Aww it makes you look like a little child again
or a tiny little pixie in the case of Kim!
As you continue through the exibits there is more and more random objects from across the globe, including a large amount of art made in various forms, some from stamps, some from cigar boxes and there was a picture of Jimi Hendrix made from cow's dung.. nice! There was also this picture of Ripley himself.
But if you look slightly closer...
It's made from bubblegum!
Through more and more random stuff, including the worlds longest nose (I think it was 14 inches long!), a piece of the Berlin wall and a picture of the Queen made from 2p coins! I came across a recognisable face...
The Girner man! Of course Kim had to have a go too! :lol:
We made our way through the final parts with the tallest man ever recorded and fattest ever man (Pics are on my Facebook!) we got to an epic mirror maze... it was trippy!
and finally through a vortex tunnel, and the exit.
Next Up: London and the iTunes Festival
Myself and my friend Kim thought we may as well go up to London and visit the Ripley's Believe it or not! Odditorium beforehand and look round London for a bit.
The day started well, I got to Southampton Central train station in enough time to catch the 10.55 train to Waterloo. I sat there and waited for Kim to arrive, still nothing, I got a phone call and the bus drove past her, but was no panic, we had travelcards, so we jumped on the 11.30 train
Funny advert at Southampton Central for Irn-Bru.
We arrived at Waterloo around 12.50ish, then got the Bakerloo line to Piccadilly Circus. When we arrived we had lunch at McDonalds then just looked around for a bit.
I seem to be doing an impression of a meerkat :lol:
Finally we decided to make our way to Ripley's, which for those who don't know, is located inside the Trocadero, we paid the entrance fee (£21.90 for both of us, using a BOGOF) which was a tad pricey, but oh well.
Outside of the building
Once you enter you have to go to the top floor via the most epic lift ever! It has loads of neon lights, I tried getting a picture but my camera didn't like it, now the random and off stuff beings, where you are first greeted by...
A Mini Cooper encrusted with over a million Swarvoski crystals!
and a T-Rex, of course!
Also in that area were many conjoined animals and skeletons of weird beings, and for some reason a lot of opium pipes, my favourite part of that room was the massive rocking chair!
Aww it makes you look like a little child again
or a tiny little pixie in the case of Kim!
As you continue through the exibits there is more and more random objects from across the globe, including a large amount of art made in various forms, some from stamps, some from cigar boxes and there was a picture of Jimi Hendrix made from cow's dung.. nice! There was also this picture of Ripley himself.
But if you look slightly closer...
It's made from bubblegum!
Through more and more random stuff, including the worlds longest nose (I think it was 14 inches long!), a piece of the Berlin wall and a picture of the Queen made from 2p coins! I came across a recognisable face...
The Girner man! Of course Kim had to have a go too! :lol:
We made our way through the final parts with the tallest man ever recorded and fattest ever man (Pics are on my Facebook!) we got to an epic mirror maze... it was trippy!
and finally through a vortex tunnel, and the exit.
Next Up: London and the iTunes Festival
