A Day In The Life of Catriona : Getting lost in South Kensington

Thursday 10th September 2015
5.00pm

Today I had a class trip to the V&A museum.
Most students didn't want to pay for the tube so opted for the bus as a cheaper option...however, myself and half the class preferred to walk which is free and according to Google maps would take the same amount of time as buses to the museum (45mins)!

This was not the case.

Leaving the college, we had a spring in our step- it was a beautiful day, we were out on a trip and had a lovely afternoon ahead of us!

Walking through Hyde Park, we were chatting away, enjoying our field trip and soaking up the Sun's beautiful vitamins. The scenery was breathtaking and the nature around us stunning.

We cheated Google maps and crossed grassed areas and cut through little roads- attempting to beat the clock and shorten out ETA.

By now, we had exceeded Google's estimated 45mins journey time and an hour and 5 minutes into our journey, it was announced by the polite lady guide on our map app that we had arrived at our destination.

No. We had not.

We were,in fact, not at the Victoria and Albert museum. We had successfully arrived at Victoria Road, South Kensington and were 18mins away from our requested destination!!

So after a quick 5 minute sit down on the posh kerbs of a South Kensington Street that was closely named to the Victoria and Albert museum, getting wary looks from the residents walking their dogs in their pristine shift dress and YSL handbags with louboutins on their feet, we finally marched on!

Getting lost wasn't all that bad... We discovered beautiful streets that magically transported us into Italy as locals pruned their limes trees and swept their front steps and met some wonderful people and their dogs along the way!

An hour and a half later, we finally arrived at the correct destination!! Of course the first stop was a cooling beverage whilst everyone dipped their toes in the water of the V&A's water feature!!