One of the highlights of our visit to London was the permanent gallery of the British Library. You can see original Beatles lyrics alongside an original Magna Carta from 1215. I love libraries and the British one didn't disappoint.
(Marilyn and Rod. The library courtyard. The Newton statue by Eduardo Paolozzi.)We really enjoyed the library and it was the perfect way to start a quiet Sunday in London. (We also enjoyed a delicious hot chocolate and muffin at the Starbucks across the street!)
Next, the gorgeously housed British Museum. By far, my favorite thing about the Museum was the museum itself. Breathtaking.
To be honest, I had more pain in my dogs at the British Museum than any other time during the whole trip. It was day three of travel and I was beat. My feet were a little better every day after this, but sometime about a quarter of the way through the museum I thought that I was out for the count. Consequently, I don't remember much.
I know I saw the Code of Hammurabi. And I saw a bunch of other very important works from my college Art History classes, but it's all fuzzy now. I know that D and my Dad ended up going through most of this together, and I have some great pictures of my parents in front of ancient ruins from Egypt.
Plus we got some great shots outside.
And to round off the day we walked through some amazing London neighborhoods.
4 comments:
1.) I loooooove your new banner picture.
2.) The Guggenheim is a little like the British museum. The work they have is great, but the building itself sort of outshines it all.
I'm down with the laundry too. Last I was in London it was a historically foggy day (airports closed) and that's when we saw the British museum and for the rest of the trip it was Michael Buble in my head singing 'a foggy day in London town. had me up.....blah blah blah...the old British museum had lost its charm'
Spectacular spectacular. I don't know if Val and I saw the British Museum when we were there. I think I'd remember something that stunning. We did see the Portrait Gallery which was pretty great and some other place.
I getcha on tired feet during vacation. Nothing can be gorgeous, or interesting, or monumental enough to rouse me at that point. I've been known to sit down and crash on a bench.
The Museum looks stunning and beautiful! And there is NOTHING worse then sore feet when you have miles and miles to go.
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