We met up with a friend from the program and went to the British museum. What a treasure!! It was amazing! We only saw a few rooms, but they were so amazing! I was able to hold a bead from the first or second century and a little bronze man from somewhere between the first to fourth century. That was so neat! Here are some highlights from the Museum, in no particular order.
Some English school children on a field trip. All in their uniforms. Not something you see often in the US.
The Rosetta Stone! This was one of my favorites. They had a replica you could touch in another room.
A little piece of Egypt. They also had one arm.
I think these were called Neriads, but I'm probably wrong. I loved! the Greek statues!
This lady is a caryatid. She was used in place of a pillar to support the roof. Apparently the other ones that were not moved to England have been removed from the original site, moved to a different museum and have been replaced by replicas. I think she is beautiful.
These statues were so cool! I couldn't believe I was actually there seeing them! I was actually quite sad that they were supposed to be in Italy, but their bodies were in England and some of their heads were in Germany. Not sure I'd like that if it were me.
I think I could spend two days at the British Museum, probably longer. We didn't see Africa or China, Korea, India, Japan, or anything but Greek, Roman, Egypt and a little of Europe. They had so many mummies! I loved the Museum. Just so much stuff!!
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I totally have that song in my head. As soon as I read Portobello Road, it popped in there. What galaxy is Travel Buddy from? I guess it wasn't popular when she was little.
Oh, The Elgin Marbles! How I miss lovely things like this. And don't you love the little school groups? I love the cute little 7 year-olds with posh accents who speak better than we do. So jealous! Also, totally geeked out about the Rosetta Stone while I was there. Pretty sure that is what drove the boy I was in love with away. Oh well. It was THE Rosetta Stone.
Cherbear - Travel Buddy is eight years younger than I am, and that movie was old when I was little. Maybe she just doesn't watch a lot of Disney films?
Scully- That was pretty much exactly how I felt. I never thought I'd see the Elgin marbles, but at least I knew they were in the British museum. I didn't actually know the Rosetta Stone was there until we saw the one you could touch, and then I totally geeked out. Seriously, these things are so cool!
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