{"id":5928,"date":"2021-12-08T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T13:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=5928"},"modified":"2021-12-07T16:50:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T21:50:29","slug":"london-relaxation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/london-relaxation\/","title":{"rendered":"London Relaxation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few weeks ago, Jim and I were finally in London for vacation. Let me tell, you, missing out on vacations because of COVID sucks. This vacation, however, was unlike any other I&#8217;ve taken as an adult. Going back to London for the fourth time, and knowing that we&#8217;ll be back again, removed all pressures to see and do everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of my typical approach of planning something each day, we made plans for every other day. The extra time in the evenings and &#8220;off&#8221; days let us really relax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">British Museum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishmuseum.org\/\">The British Museum<\/a> was our first scheduled activity. The architecture was surprisingly contrasting, and the sections we walked through were fascinating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_103752.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_103752.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Jim and I outside the British Museum\" data-id=\"6090\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_103752.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6090\" class=\"wp-image-6090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_103752.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_103752.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_103752.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Jim and I outside the museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_103828.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_103828.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The exterior of the British Museum\" data-id=\"6091\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_103828.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6091\" class=\"wp-image-6091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_103828.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_103828.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_103828.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The entrance to the museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_104831.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_104831.jpg?resize=720%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Interior of the British Museum\" data-id=\"6092\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_104831.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6092\" class=\"wp-image-6092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_104831.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_104831.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_104831.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The interior of the museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">By the way, some of the images in this post may be cropped for the gallery. Click on a picture to view it larger.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It had a surprisingly awesome afternoon tea themed after the Hokusai: The Great Picture Book of Everything. (Check out the <a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/British_Museum_Hokusai_Afternoon_Tea.pdf\">cool menu<\/a>!) I loved the tea so much I asked what they used and where I could get it. For those interested, it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newbyteas.com\/us\/earl-grey-pyramid-infusers-15-count-laminated.html\">Newby Earl Grey<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114401.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114401.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6094\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114401.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6094\" class=\"wp-image-6094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114401.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114401.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114401.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">My tea (foreground) and Jim&#8217;s coffee.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114806.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114806.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6095\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114806.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6095\" class=\"wp-image-6095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114806.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114806.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114806.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The top (dessert) level of our tea service.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114809.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114809.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6096\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114809.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6096\" class=\"wp-image-6096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114809.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114809.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114809.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The middle (scone) level of our tea service<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114812.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114812.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6097\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114812.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6097\" class=\"wp-image-6097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114812.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114812.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114812.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The bottom (sandwich) level of our tea service<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114815.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114815.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6098\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114815.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6098\" class=\"wp-image-6098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114815.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114815.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_114815.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Clotted cream. Yum<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We walked around the museum some more after tea (lunch) and found the Japanese section, which happened to have some fabulous examples of urushi art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131236.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131236.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6107\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131236.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6107\" class=\"wp-image-6107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131236.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131236.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131236.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">I wish I could remember what this is. But the urushi work is fantastic.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131223.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131223.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6105\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131223.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6105\" class=\"wp-image-6105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131223.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131223.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131223.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">A close up of the grapes and leaves.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131230.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131230.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6106\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131230.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6106\" class=\"wp-image-6106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131230.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131230.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131230.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131628.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131628.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6109\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131628.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6109\" class=\"wp-image-6109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131628.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131628.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131628.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The floral motif is phenomenal, and the use of raden is breathtaking<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131617.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131617.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6108\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131617.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6108\" class=\"wp-image-6108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131617.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131617.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131617.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131902.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131902.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6111\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131902.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6111\" class=\"wp-image-6111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131902.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131902.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131902.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">I can&#8217;t remember if this snake and leaves is decorated using urushi, but it&#8217;s gorgeous<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131853.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131853.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6110\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131853.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6110\" class=\"wp-image-6110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131853.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131853.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211114_131853.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Look at the detail on that snake<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Covent Garden<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around our activities, we managed to find a bunch of awesome food. <a href=\"https:\/\/theivymarketgrill.com\/\">The Ivy Market Grill<\/a> in Covent Garden had an amazing rabbit and langoustine pie and an even better dessert, the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CDYyMBUHihK\/\"> Chocolate Bombe<\/a>. It also had the fanciest bathroom I&#8217;ve EVER seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_114840.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_114840.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6113\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_114840.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6113\" class=\"wp-image-6113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_114840.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_114840.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_114840.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Hanging out at Covent Garden<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_123912.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_123912.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6114\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_123912.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6114\" class=\"wp-image-6114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_123912.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_123912.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_123912.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The rabbit and langoustine pie. So yummy.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_131951.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_131951.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6115\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_131951.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6115\" class=\"wp-image-6115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_131951.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_131951.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_131951.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The chocolate bombe. Words cannot do this dessert justice.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_135314.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_135314.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6118\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_135314.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6118\" class=\"wp-image-6118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_135314.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_135314.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_135314.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Walking into the bathroom<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_135309.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_135309.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6117\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_135309.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6117\" class=\"wp-image-6117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_135309.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_135309.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_135309.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">A little vanity area<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_135241.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_135241.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6116\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_135241.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6116\" class=\"wp-image-6116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_135241.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_135241.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_135241.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The wall next to the sinks.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_134714-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_134714.jpg?resize=1280%2C361&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_134714-scaled.jpg?resize=1280%2C361&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_134714-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C85&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_134714-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C42&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_134714-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C217&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_134714-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C434&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_134714-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C578&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>This is a 360\u00b0 panorama of the bathroom stall. It&#8217;s crazy how fancy everything is.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choosing Keeping<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;d heard a lot about Choosing Keeping from members of the DC Metro Pen Crew. We made it over there this time, and they definitely had some interesting things to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_140929.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"541\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_140929.jpg?resize=541%2C721&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Choosing Keeping sign outside\" data-id=\"6120\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_140929.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6120\" class=\"wp-image-6120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_140929.jpg?w=541&amp;ssl=1 541w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_140929.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_140929.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">How cute is that inkwell sign<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143458.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143458.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Some bespoke mugs\" data-id=\"6121\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143458.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6121\" class=\"wp-image-6121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143458.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143458.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143458.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">These mugs are great, and I wanted that one in the center back, but it was \u00a3270!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143509.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143509.jpg?resize=720%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Some pastels\" data-id=\"6122\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143509.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6122\" class=\"wp-image-6122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143509.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143509.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143509.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Pastels&#8230; I think<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143513.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143513.jpg?resize=720%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Some loose pigments\" data-id=\"6123\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143513.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6123\" class=\"wp-image-6123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143513.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143513.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143513.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Loose pigments in tubes.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143517.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143517.jpg?resize=720%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6124\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143517.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6124\" class=\"wp-image-6124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143517.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143517.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143517.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">I honestly don&#8217;t remember what these are.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143523.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143523.jpg?resize=720%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Colored pencil display\" data-id=\"6125\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143523.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6125\" class=\"wp-image-6125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143523.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143523.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143523.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Colored pencils<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143529.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143529.jpg?resize=720%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"More loose pigments\" data-id=\"6126\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143529.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6126\" class=\"wp-image-6126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143529.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143529.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143529.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">More loose pigments in tubes.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143534.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143534.jpg?resize=720%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Some watercolor tubes and pans\" data-id=\"6127\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143534.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6127\" class=\"wp-image-6127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143534.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143534.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_143534.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Watercolors.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Victoria &amp; Albert Museum (V&amp;A)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We found more items to spark our interest at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vam.ac.uk\/\">the V&amp;A<\/a>, our second scheduled activity, than we did at the British Museum. They had several examples micro mosaics that held my attention as I stared at all of the amazing detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100731.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100731.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pride flags at the V&amp;A\" data-id=\"6130\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100731.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6130\" class=\"wp-image-6130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100731.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100731.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100731.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100747.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100747.jpg?resize=576%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"At the V&amp;A\" data-id=\"6131\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100747.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6131\" class=\"wp-image-6131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100747.jpg?w=576&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100747.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100747.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100857.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100857.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6132\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100857.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6132\" class=\"wp-image-6132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100857.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100857.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100857.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100910.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100910.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6133\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100910.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6133\" class=\"wp-image-6133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100910.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100910.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100910.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100921.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100921.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6134\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100921.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6134\" class=\"wp-image-6134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100921.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100921.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100921.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100924.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100924.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6135\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100924.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6135\" class=\"wp-image-6135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100924.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100924.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100924.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100936.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100936.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6136\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100936.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6136\" class=\"wp-image-6136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100936.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100936.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_100936.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101012.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101012.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6137\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101012.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6137\" class=\"wp-image-6137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101012.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101012.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101012.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101017.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101017.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6138\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101017.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6138\" class=\"wp-image-6138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101017.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101017.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101017.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101021.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101021.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6139\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101021.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6139\" class=\"wp-image-6139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101021.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101021.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101021.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101029.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101029.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6140\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101029.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6140\" class=\"wp-image-6140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101029.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101029.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101029.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101033.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101033.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6141\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101033.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6141\" class=\"wp-image-6141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101033.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101033.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_101033.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102202.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102202.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6142\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102202.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6142\" class=\"wp-image-6142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102202.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102202.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102202.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">I&#8217;m obsessed with these micro mosaics. I want to try making one!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The jeweled boxes were awe inspiring as well, if for no other reason than because of the amount of money someone has to have at their disposal to commission such an ornate snuff box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102039.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102039.jpg?resize=960%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6145\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102039.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6145\" class=\"wp-image-6145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102039.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102039.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102039.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102039.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102412.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102412.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6146\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102412.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6146\" class=\"wp-image-6146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102412.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102412.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102412.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102423.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102423.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6147\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102423.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6147\" class=\"wp-image-6147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102423.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102423.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102423.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102427.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102427.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6148\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102427.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6148\" class=\"wp-image-6148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102427.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102427.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102427.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102437.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102437.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6149\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102437.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6149\" class=\"wp-image-6149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102437.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102437.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_102437.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">These have got to be the most ornate snuff boxes ever!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This metal swan captivated me for the level of detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103118.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103118.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6152\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103118.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6152\" class=\"wp-image-6152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103118.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103118.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103118.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103111.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103111.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6151\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103111.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6151\" class=\"wp-image-6151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103111.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103111.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103111.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103100.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103100.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6150\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103100.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6150\" class=\"wp-image-6150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103100.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103100.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103100.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103126.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103126.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6153\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103126.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6153\" class=\"wp-image-6153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103126.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103126.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103126.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103148.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103148.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6155\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103148.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6155\" class=\"wp-image-6155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103148.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103148.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103148.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103139.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103139.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6154\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103139.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6154\" class=\"wp-image-6154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103139.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103139.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_103139.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, of course, the jewelry exhibit had a lot to catch the eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_105704.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_105704.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A 7 layer spiral of gemstone rings\" data-id=\"6156\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_105704.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6156\" class=\"wp-image-6156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_105704.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_105704.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_105704.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">A spiral of gemstone rings<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110347.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110347.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A gemstone and pearl tiara\" data-id=\"6157\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110347.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6157\" class=\"wp-image-6157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110347.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110347.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110347.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110551.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110551.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A very colorful enameled necklace and earring set\" data-id=\"6158\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110551.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6158\" class=\"wp-image-6158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110551.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110551.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110551.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">I love how colorful this set is.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110626.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110626.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Queen Victoria's diamond and sapphire bracelet\" data-id=\"6159\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110626.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6159\" class=\"wp-image-6159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110626.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110626.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110626.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Queen Victoria&#8217;s bracelet<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110633.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110633.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Queen Victoria's diamond and sapphire tiara\" data-id=\"6160\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110633.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6160\" class=\"wp-image-6160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110633.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110633.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_110633.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Queen Victoria&#8217;s tiara.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111212.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111212.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A diamond sapphire necklace and earring set\" data-id=\"6161\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111212.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6161\" class=\"wp-image-6161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111212.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111212.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111212.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Not Queen Victoria&#8217;s.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111652.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111652.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A box with many different colored stones set in circles around a center cabochon\" data-id=\"6162\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111652.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6162\" class=\"wp-image-6162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111652.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111652.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111652.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">This is so pretty with all the different colors.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111701.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111701.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A box with many different colored stones set in circles around a center cabochon\" data-id=\"6163\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111701.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6163\" class=\"wp-image-6163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111701.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111701.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111701.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Also colorful. Also pretty.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111719.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111719.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The jewelry section spiral staircase lit by a bright blue light\" data-id=\"6164\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111719.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6164\" class=\"wp-image-6164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111719.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111719.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_111719.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The spiral staircase was really cool and futuristic.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kensington Palace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After having seen Hampton Court last time we went to London, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrp.org.uk\/kensington-palace\/#gs.hwr9zw\">Kensington Palace<\/a>, our final scheduled activity, was a little bit of a disappointment. It wasn&#8217;t anywhere near as fascinating as Hampton Court. However, what it lacked in size and d\u00e9cor, it somewhat made up for in history. I won&#8217;t bore you with details you can find on Google, but something that really stuck out to me is that I got to stand in the same room that Sir Isaac Newton would have displayed crystals to explain about light refraction. How cool is that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102000.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102000.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6171\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102000.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6171\" class=\"wp-image-6171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102000.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102000.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102000.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Kokoshnik-style fringe tiara that can also be worn as a necklace.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102032.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102032.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6172\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102032.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6172\" class=\"wp-image-6172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102032.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102032.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102032.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Queen Victoria&#8217;s emerald and diamond jewelry set.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102104.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102104.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6173\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102104.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6173\" class=\"wp-image-6173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102104.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102104.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102104.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The Fife tiara, gifted to Queen Victoria\u2019s granddaughter Princess Louise on her wedding day.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102418.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102418.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6174\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102418.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6174\" class=\"wp-image-6174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102418.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102418.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102418.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Victoria, Duchess of Kent with Princess Victoria in 1821 by Sir William Beechey.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102616.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102616.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6175\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102616.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6175\" class=\"wp-image-6175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102616.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102616.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_102616.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Queen Victoria as a child.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_103458.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_103458.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6176\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_103458.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6176\" class=\"wp-image-6176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_103458.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_103458.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_103458.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Prince Albert.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_104436.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_104436.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6177\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_104436.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6177\" class=\"wp-image-6177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_104436.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_104436.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_104436.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Paper toiles \u2014 AKA muslins \u2014 of Georgian court dress.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_104949.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_104949.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6178\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_104949.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6178\" class=\"wp-image-6178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_104949.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_104949.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_104949.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">King George II<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_104956.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_104956.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6179\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_104956.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6179\" class=\"wp-image-6179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_104956.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_104956.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_104956.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Queen Caroline<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114350.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114350.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6180\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114350.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6180\" class=\"wp-image-6180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114350.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114350.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114350.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Thought to be the bed in which James Edward Stuart, son of King James II was born.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The current temporary exhibit is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CihkLjESyjI\">Royal Style in the Making<\/a>. They had some really interesting items, including Princess Diana&#8217;s wedding gown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114850.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114850.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6181\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114850.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6181\" class=\"wp-image-6181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114850.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114850.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114850.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Toiles designed by conservators at Kensington Palace.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114934.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114934.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6182\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114934.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6182\" class=\"wp-image-6182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114934.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114934.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114934.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The toile for The Queen Mother&#8217;s coronation dress.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114952.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114952.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6183\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114952.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6183\" class=\"wp-image-6183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114952.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114952.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_114952.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The back of the toile for The Queen Mother&#8217;s coronation dress.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115036-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115036.jpg?resize=960%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6185\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115036-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6185\" class=\"wp-image-6185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115036-scaled.jpg?resize=960%2C1280&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115036-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115036-scaled.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115036-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115036-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115036-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115036-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Princess Diana&#8217;s wedding dress<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115008.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115008.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6184\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115008.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6184\" class=\"wp-image-6184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115008.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115008.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115008.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Princess Diana&#8217;s wedding dress train<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115117.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115117.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6189\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115117.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6189\" class=\"wp-image-6189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115117.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115117.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115117.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Leftover bits from making Princess Diana&#8217;s wedding dress<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115143.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115143.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6190\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115143.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6190\" class=\"wp-image-6190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115143.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115143.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115143.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">One of Princess Diana&#8217;s outfits.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115158.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115158.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6191\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115158.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6191\" class=\"wp-image-6191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115158.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115158.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115158.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Design sketches for some of Princess Diana&#8217;s famous outfits.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115323.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115323.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6193\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115323.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6193\" class=\"wp-image-6193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115323.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115323.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115323.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Evening dress designed by Sir Norman Hartnell, worn by The Queen Mother<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115355.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115355.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6194\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115355.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6194\" class=\"wp-image-6194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115355.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115355.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211119_115355.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Georgian-inspired dress worn by Princess Margaret.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General Sightseeing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had fun visiting different areas around London, and got very lucky finding amazing food and snacks. A Greek restaurant near our hotel, <a href=\"https:\/\/nostimo.london\/\">Nostimo<\/a>, had an excellent Mixed Platter and a phenomenal dessert called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CUNMUmMlKyw\/\">Ekmek Kataifi<\/a> (I was so intent on eating it, I forgot to take a picture). <a href=\"https:\/\/chaiguys.shop\/\">The Chai Guys<\/a> in Seven Dials Market had several types of chai unlike any I&#8217;d ever tried, and some great pastries. Jim made sure we went to <a href=\"https:\/\/said.it\/\">SAID dal 1923<\/a> for their drinking chocolate, which is basically a melted bar of chocolate. I also took some time to admire the architecture, especially the older buildings which are so different than our own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-12 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_205813.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_205813.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6196\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_205813.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6196\" class=\"wp-image-6196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_205813.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_205813.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_205813.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">A random building near our hotel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_205728.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_205728.jpg?resize=720%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6195\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_205728.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6195\" class=\"wp-image-6195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_205728.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_205728.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211115_205728.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Same building, different angle.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_130636.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_130636.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6197\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_130636.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6197\" class=\"wp-image-6197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_130636.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_130636.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_130636.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">A cinnamon roll and chai tea from the Chai Guys.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_143659.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_143659.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6198\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_143659.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6198\" class=\"wp-image-6198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_143659.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_143659.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211117_143659.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Drinking chocolate from SAID dal 1923.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211118_180754.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211118_180754.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6199\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211118_180754.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6199\" class=\"wp-image-6199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211118_180754.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211118_180754.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211118_180754.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">A gelato rose from Amorino.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211120_110405.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211120_110405.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6200\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211120_110405.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6200\" class=\"wp-image-6200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211120_110405.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211120_110405.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211120_110405.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Outside Russell Square park.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By sheer dumb luck, our visit coincided with several London boroughs&#8217; Christmas light hanging. So we got to see the decorations go up in multiple areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-13 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_161416.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_161416.jpg?resize=720%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6201\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_161416.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6201\" class=\"wp-image-6201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_161416.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_161416.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_161416.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Picadilly Circus lights.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_161458.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_161458.jpg?resize=720%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6202\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_161458.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6202\" class=\"wp-image-6202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_161458.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_161458.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211116_161458.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Picadilly Circus lights.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211118_183033.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211118_183033.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6203\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211120_190519.jpg?resize=540%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6204\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211120_190519.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6204\" class=\"wp-image-6204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211120_190519.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211120_190519.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211120_190519.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Oxford street lights near Selfridges.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a 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For the first time, I didn&#8217;t feel as though I needed a vacation to recover from vacation. I was able to slide right back into normal life, well-relaxed and satisfied with my time off. It was great!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How do you plan your vacations? Do you fill them with activities, or leave lots of time for relaxation? Have you been to London? Do you enjoy it? Let me know in the comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.us16.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=d9c28d9c11226013eb8c0544e&amp;id=fb56c60d55\">subscribe to my blog<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/randomly_._rachel\/\">follow me on Instagram<\/a> so you don&#8217;t miss any posts. I generally post at least once a week. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I finally got to go on vacation. But this one was different than what I&#8217;m used to. 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