On our last day in London we didn't have to catch the train back to Yorkshire until late that afternoon, so we had plenty of time to visit a few more places. First stop was to the British Museum, a place Bill and I have wanted to go so we dragged Bev and Barb along.
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| British Museum |
First and foremost, I wanted to see the Rosetta Stone. It did not disappoint. Even though there were crowds surrounding it, the detail of the languages etched onto the stone was incredible. I'd love to go back on some odd weekday in Winter when the crowds aren't so big so I could really look at this amazing stone.
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| The Rosetta Stone |
We didn't have a lot of time, but we zipped through and saw quite a bit of the Egyptian and Greek artifacts they have on display. Again, I could probably spend all day (or a few!) in this museum.
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| Greek temple |
After a bit we took the tube back to Trafalgar Square so we could hop inside the National Gallery to see a few of the more famous paintings. Bev and I really enjoyed the Monets and Van Goghs they had on display, but we didn't want to keep Bill and Barb (who weren't as interested) waiting, so we took a gander and then headed out in search of some lunch.
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| Monet's water lilly garden |
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| Van Gogh's sunflowers |
It was another lovely day, so we strolled through the gardens near Buckingham palace, looked at flowers, ducks, birds, and a WWI photography exhibit on our way to lunch, then to the train station to head back north.
Oh, what a fun city London is!
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| Walking amongst real flowers |
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