LotR Costume Exhibit

When we were in London late last week and over the weekend for the CPAN meeting we had a chance to go see the LotR Costume Exhibit at the Science Museum which is rather amazing. Arwen's and Galadriel's gowns were simply beautiful as were the Nazgul crowns and the giant Sauron. The attention to detail is stunning since it is just impossible to see it in the movie even with some of the close shots. They wouldn't allow cameras inside the exhibit but they do have a few photos online which show only a very tiny portion of what is on display. The gift shop is really underwhelming complete with life-sized cardboard cut-outs of Legolas and Aragorn. However, the bookshop had a few nice titles including The Tolkien Quiz Book. If you are a Tolkien or costume geek then get to this exhibit before it leaves.

After we left the exhibit we went over to Harrod's food court where the first EU Krispy Kreme Doughnut shop was having it's grand opening. I don't even like doughnuts and I love KK's. I watched Joe Johnston eat one of them in St. Louis in such ecstatic pleasure I had to look away to give him and his doughnut some privacy. After that I vowed to try one sometime in a less public place :) There wasn't much of a line in Harrod's but they had fresh, hot, glazed doughnuts for us while we were waiting. I bought a dozen and some drinks for all of us and we walked over to Hyde Park to consume our crack laden confections al fresco. I hope they plan to bring them to Helsinki sometime as I think the cake doughnuts would be much loved even if the glazed would, judging by the kinds of bakery items Finns like, not be as popular.

9 Oct 2003 at 23:12, Helsinki