Legends of the Martini
Fun exhibition/installation at the Royal Academy looking at the history of the Martini and who has drunk it! You picked up a nice little booklet which described various famous Martini drinkers and you then went round the six pictures or installations, read a poem from the booklet and guessed who the picture or whatever and guessed who it represented. I must admit I got most of them wrong which was a bit silly as they were quite easy! I loved the cupboard which had been made up to represent Ernest Hemmingway with contemporary decor, a radio and a typewriter. It was like peeping round a door at a little world. Of course the life sized Martini glass you could get into was wonderful but I resisted the temptation! There were also two globes on stands which contained evocative aromas to remind you of a martini type life,. I love dthe one called Progress and Cgange whichnwas tobacco, smoke, leather and jet fuel. I want to try to go back one evening as there is a bar whi...