Our friend Loreen was in town on business and we had a chance to get together twice for some great fun. First we went to the Tate Modern to see the member's only viewing of the Cy Twombly exhibit.
The exhibit was very interesting. My exposure to Twombly's work has been a bit scattered, usually just a couple of pieces in a museum so it was interesting to get a better sense of his larger oeuvre and inspiration. Loreen's engineer mind helped me to begin to gain insights into the effect that Twombly's time as a cryptologist has on his work. I definitely saw a new side of this artist.
After the exhibit we ended the evening with an amazing dinner full of great fun, wine and endless stories at Skylon restaurant.
Champagne and Caviar
The next evening we met Loreen to see her off on her Eurostar train back to Belgium from St. Pancras Station. The night before we had talked about how the station had Europe's longest champagne bar and since Loreen was heading out it seemed like the perfect excuse to check it out. Loreen selected a great bottle of brut and I picked a service with all the trimmings of Sevruga. Loads of fun, decadent and a great treat.
The bar is located at track level, looking onto the Eurostar trains arriving and departing (in this official photo the bar runs along the left side of the building) with a great view of The Meeting Place sculpture, which is a 30+ foot brozne sculpture of two lovers reuniting, or saying goodbye depending on how your perspective. All of which takes place in this huge, glass enclosed space.
