Hi all. Just wanted to share with you that I got an e-mail from my 21 year old daughter who stopped off in London on her way to Italy and LOVED the Monet show at the Tate. In fact, to quote her, "surely Monet was a God among men!" Well, you get the idea. It's on through May 15 (she tried to get me to change our flight into Amsterdam to London, but I told her I haven't visited Van Gogh in awhile, who IMO is also "a God among men..." but if you're going to London before then and you love art, don't miss it!

I'm going! May 5, daytrip from Paris--can't wait. And I should have time to revisit the Tate Modern and maybe steel my height-challenged nerves to try the Eye.

I understand there's a Tate boat between the two museums and the Eye which I'm going to try out also. Wish me luck!

There is indeed a boat service, which also runs the commuter service I use to get to work every day. Very reliable and friendly - no luck needed!

www.thamesclippers.com

Is this the Turner Whistler Monet exhibition? I would love to be able to see that one. LVSue, I envy you!

Just so there's no confusion for others, that exhibition is at the Tate Britain.

This is a wonderful exhibition, which I saw at its first show in Toronto. It brilliantly demonstrates the links between Turner, Whistler and Monet, and and the Turners and Whistlers are just as exciting as the Monets. In fact after this show, you'll never want to stereotype Whistler by his "Mother" again.

For those of you travelling by train, you can get a 30% discount on your tickets to the Turner, Whistler, and Monet exhibit at the Tate. Tickets are only 7 pounds instead of 10 if you book through National Rail. The offer is available at http://www.london2for1.com/2for1/att...urnermonet.asp

We saw the exhibit in Paris and really enjoyed it.

PatrickLondon, thanks much for the link to Thames Clippers, but their schedule bears no resemblance to anything I recognize.

I need to go from Waterloo to Tate Britain to Tate Modern to Eye to Waterloo (the last I presume a walk). Clues?

Obxgirl, yes, T/W/M! I finally cinched up my britches and decided that it was worth a daytrip to catch that show and revisit Tate Modern. I may be crazy, but it's a real adventure for me.

I pre-booked tickets for this exhibit, using the special rail offer. It was well worth it! Beautiful works and interesting connections between the three artists. (I let my daughter sleep in and sold her ticket to someone in the queue.) If you're planning to go, I highly recommend pre-booking. I went first thing in the morning on Easter, and there were very few slots available.

By the way, my 24/7 with a 13-year-old girl in London trip report will be coming soon... It will NOT be a good guide to doing London without spending a fortune, because I fear we did. Worth every pence, though!

> need to go from Waterloo to Tate Britain to Tate Modern to Eye to Waterloo (the last I presume a walk). Clues?<

Might be easier if you could head for the Tate Modern first. It's a short tube ride from Waterloo to Southwark on the Jubilee line. Then the Tate to Tate boat ride. Wrap it up with the London Eye. It's a short walk from the Eye to Waterloo.

I'm height-challenged too. The London Eye didn't bother me. It moves slowly and I found myself more interested in the sights on the horizon than the heights.

Please report back on the T/W/M exhibition!

Transport:

Tate Boat is operated by Thames Clippers. But to a different timetable, and using different piers, from those operated under the 'Thames Clipper' brand.

Tate Boats run only every 40 minutes, and only between around 1000 and 1650. If you're going Waterloo-Tate Britain- Tate Modern - Waterloo, it's nicest (though slower door-to-door than bus or tube if you've just missed a boat) to take the boat for the long stretch between the two Tates.

But unless you're very lucky with your timings, walking, bus or tube will be quicker than the boat for the bits to and from Waterloo. Actually, unless the weather's bad, you're nackered after a long day or you're weighed down by too much overpriced Tate merchandise, walking's quicker and nicer between Waterloo and both Tates than public transport.

LVSue, on the Thames Clippers site, if you click 'Timetables' or 'Piers' you'll see a subsidary menu offering you the option 'Tate to Tate' - Millbank is Tate Britain, Bankside is Tate Modern, and Waterloo is the pier by the Eye (I'll tell them the timetables page isn't very informative without that information, but the Piers page shows you where they are).

"I need to go from Waterloo to Tate Britain to Tate Modern to Eye to Waterloo (the last I presume a walk). Clues?"

Prosaic reply for the Waterloo to Tate Britain bit: Take the Jubilee line north to Green Park, and then change to the southbound Victoria line. Get off at Pimlico station. It's a 5 to 10 minute walk from the station to the Tate (depending on how fast you walk).

A map would be handy for Pimlico, since there are no signs for the museum once you leave the station.

There are signs once you leave Pimlico though they aren't large or frequent. And there's a street map near the exit of the tube station which will help orient you.

I think the Tate boat will work well. Once you explained the Tate-Tate button, Patrick, it all became clear. I have to go to TB first because I have the T/W/M reservation for 11:00--need the AM while I am fresh.

To catch the T-T boat going westbound from Waterloo, do I have to cross to the other side?

In a pinch I can take the tube, or perhaps bus #77, or even a cab since it's not too far.

You all are great!

No, the boats for both directions use the same pier. You'd just walk out of the York Road exit on the same side of Waterloo as the International station and about 200 yards towards the Eye, which you can hardly miss. Bus stop W on York Road is where you can pick up the 77 (but you'd have to walk across either Lambeth or Vauxhall bridges bridge to Millbank), or the 507, which will take you over Lambeth Bridge.

I'll check the schedule right before I leave, but as it is now, I might make the 10:11; if not surely the 10:40, which should get me there in time! I presume the £5 Dayi Rover Card will allow me the 3 trips.

I didn't even notice the #507. Might be preferable to get to the other side if I decide on the bus. (Might get antsy if I just miss the 10:11.)

The T/W/M exhibit was excellent. I was there last month and wrote about the visit on my trip report. Still reading the exhibition catalog I had bought!

Whoever is reading this thread maybe interested in the Caravaggio exhibit at the National Gallery. It closes on May 22.