> >> How busy is the Leonardo exhibit? They're recommending you buy > tickets > >> in advance, in which case we'll have to co-ordinate a day/time ahead > >> of time. > > > >It hasn't opened yet. I'd expect it to be extremely busy indeed, > especially > >at weekends. The blockbuster exhibitions are often best seen on late > Friday > >evenings - it's open until 10pm, so getting there at about 7.30 - 8pm > should > >give plenty of time to see it with the least people. At other times, > even > >with timed tickets, you tend to be pushed around the exhibition by the > >crowds. > > We're arriving on Saturday, 7 January, and probably departing for > Oxford on the 10th (Tuesday) - Lisa finds London very overpowering and > prefers smaller, quieter venues.
Well, I've just finished watching a doco on BBC1 about the exhibition, so that will probably at least triple the number of people who come to see it. It is probably a once in a lifetime chance to see all these pictures in one place, but I don't think it will be the most relaxing of experiences. If you've ever seen the Mona Lisa in the Louvre you'll understand something of the crowds that this sort of thing can attract. This is what they look like: <http://www.web-options.com/Paris/content/L1000127_large.html> However, in the gallery behind them, through the entrance you can see in the centre of the photo, there are several other Leonardos which practically nobody stops to look at, they're so caught up in the headlong rush to stand in front of the famous one. You can spend as long as you like in front of them, and get close enough to touch them if you were minded too. I expect if they are in the London exhibition they will attract the sort of crowds they haven't seen for decades. Perhaps even some Parisians will come and see them. There are however plenty of interesting and uncrowded things to see and do other than markets and block-buster exhibitions. What sort of thing would be of interest? B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
