LONDON'S HIDDEN MUSEUMS/ Museos escondidos de Londres

Hi my dear friends, I'm here again.  Today we're going to look at two different museums.  They are in London. They are hidden and they are special.  I hope you'll like it!

Hola mis queridos amigos, aquí estoy otra vez.  Hoy vamos a ver dos museos diferentes.  Están en Londres. Están escondidos y son especiales.  ¡Espero que os gusten!

TWININGS TEA MUSEUM

Everybody knows that  the British are very fond of tea.  The name TWININGS has been part of this English tradition for 300 years.

And why the name TWININGS?  Well, Thomas Twining was the first man to import tea to England. In 1706 he opened his first shop on The Strand, London. It is the oldest shop in the British capital!

Today, Twinings shop is between a café and a bank.  At the back you'll find a little museum with Twinings memorabilia, chairs, old blocks of Tibetan tea, etc.

MORE INFO:
Address:  216 Strand, London WC2R, 1 AP

Entry:  free, Monday-Friday , 9am to 5pm. Saturdays 10 am - 4 pm.

Nearest underground station:  TEMPLE.

Online:  www.twinings.co.uk/shop/strand

IF YOU ARE A TEA FAN, don't doubt it  and visit this special museum!!!



THE FAN MUSEUM

This museum is part of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site.  It is on the edge of Greenwich Park which contains the famous Royal Observatory.

Nowadays do women use fans?  In some countries like Spain, of course! But it's mainly in summer when it's hot and we need a bit of extra air when we're walking in the street or in a theatre or cinema or at thome.  It's fashionable too! Spain has a long fan tradition but the museum  we're talking about is in London.

The Fan Museum in London, has more than 3,500 fans, from the 11th century to the present day.

It is said that fans were used by the ladies of 18th century for secret communication.  Here we are some of them:

**Carried  in the left hand,  open, means: COME AND TALK TO ME.
**Carried in the right hand, in front of the face means:  FOLLOW ME.
**Drawn across the cheek means:  I LOVE YOU.
**Fanning slowly means: I AM MARRIED.

MORE INFO
Address: 12 Crooms HIll, Greenwich,  London .
 www.fan-museum.org

Entry: adults 4 pounds,  under 7s is free.  Tuesday to Saturday, 11am-5pm, Sunday 12-5pm.

Nearest underground station:  Cutty Sark (DLR)


HAVE A NICE DAY!

SEE YOU!