Believe it or Not

Now I have seen it all...fish with fur, the lizard man, the man with crocodile teeth...believe it or not...seriously what would possess a person to do the last two is still beyond me. My trip to Ripley's Believe it or Not-London beggars belief for some of the things I have seen, or more so, that which Mr Robert Ripley saw all those years ago, and decided to preserve it for the world. His legacy lives on as you go on a journey that is a pleasant surprise at most turns.
Initially, you get to the fifth floor and after pottering around there to see some artefacts from around the world; animal freaks of nature, the biggest rocking chair I have ever sat on and a replica of a megladon jaw, amongst others!  I remember thinking how disappointly small the area was...was that it? Did we come all this way to find out that Buckingham Palace is home to forty thousand light bulbs?
 Of course, there were four levels to go, so we were bound to see more unbelievable things! On our way to the elevator, we nearly missed the opening to embark on a gallery that showed the life and times of its founder. Luckily we didn't though, because once you turn the corner, you discover a wonderful art gallery that  fascinates. The things people use to create art is amazing; sweets, tape from 1980's cassettes (remember those...I am sure I still have some lying somewhere), burnt toast, butterflies, keyboard keys, cigarette ash, and lipstick kisses transform into portraits you can recognise. There was even a bubblegum sculpture of the Fab Four...the Beatles I mean.
I especially liked the virtual wall with the virtual spray can...inspiration abounded..take a look...the beginnings of which...well that is a whole other story...