We made the children study hard on the train.
Just kidding! They were drawing.
Three underground train journeys later, we emerged into the light of Bloomsbury. We strode purposefully off across Russell Square but were forced to stop and have a picnic. Our Lunch Part 1, as it became known. It was 11 o'clock.
We had fun watching a very tame squirrel approach a couple who were hand feeding it and then it ran up the lady's leg to snatch the food from her!
Inside the museum, one of my favourite exhibits. The Rosetta Stone, complete with two grinning children.
Inside the British Museum is the Round Reading Room of what was the British Library. This is the place Karl Marx wrote Das Kapital, but don't hold that against the library.
Oh but they are just so tired. 
But we love it here really!
One of the treasures of the museum. The Lewis Chessmen. These grotesque little viking figures are very famous. I'm talking about the ones INSIDE the display cabinet. I don't know WHO the others are.
I love the architecture of the British Museum.
Yes. Enough of that. Let's go and see some real mummies shall we?
Jack pretends to be interested in my commentary but actually, he's listening to a Muse album.
That Pharaoh must be RAMeses!
Do you get it?
Rameses?
He was a pharoah...?
Okay, well here IS Rameses the Second.
A Greek bloke on a horse.
It must be so uncomfortable, riding naked.
I bet the horse wasn't too happy about it either.
Here's our happy little group!
More treasures.
And here are the photos the children took of me. They have a gift for natural photography.
A good view of Grace's thumb, I thought.
Here's another.
Ah yes, and this one....
And here's an excellent one.
Huh?
At last, when Windy and I have crammed sufficient Culture into their little heads it's time for for Lunch Part 4 and to be stared at by the Squirrel of Russell Square.
It's quite intimidating actually!
No dear, you may not take the squirrel home.
Oh and here I am. One picture of me came out. I think it was during lunch part 3.
Thank you for joining our tour group. Souvenirs may be purchased in the shop on the way out.
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15 comments:
And a lovely time was had by all!
They all looked like they really enjoyed themselves.
We went there a few weeks ago. YS loved it and went round with a note book and pencil writing all about the things that interested him.
Funny, we seen to have lunch 1 at about the same time! Then comes lunch 2. Don't often manage lunch 3 and 4 though, all the food is usually well gone by then!
I want to take one of your tours, Dorothy!
We just went to see the Benjamin Franklin touring exhibit and it was GREAT.. that was in Denver. I've heard there is a mummy exhibit at a museum a little closer to us and I hope to take the kids to see it sometime this summer.
What a great outing, Dorothy! I am so jealous, there seems to be so much see around your area. I suppose there is here also. One never looks in their own backyard.
Thanks for sharing your day. I also liked seeing all the pictures of you! :-)
PS-Did Grace get her haircut? She looks so lovely in these photos. She is quite a stunning young lady.
What a fun trip! When I come to England, will you be my tour guide, Dorothy? Surely no other would be as entertaining!
When I saw the picture of the naked Greek man riding a horse, before scrolling down to see what you had written, I thought, "That must be AWFULLY uncomfortable, riding naked! It's painful enough for a lady in jeans on a saddle, but a guy in the buff...owie!
Serenata, What is it about London which makes us want to eat our way around it? I'm so glad your son found lots to interest him. Don't you just love that kind of enthusiasm!
Cynthia, I love the fact that this museum is free. However, special touring collections can be quite expensive. Some of the Terracotta army is coming in the Autumn which should be good.
Debbie, How could you be jealous when you have just as fascinating things in your state? How long is a train ride to NY city?
Ginger, It was a bizarre pose to be sculpted isn't it? I'm guessing the sculptor wished to demonstrate his skills, with all the physical details of the human and equine physiques.
ahhhh.... London. We loved our time spent there. We went on holiday there for a week in Feb 2002 (and it was a nice week; only one day of rain)
what fun! We'll have to plan a trip to London to check this museum out.Actually we are going to have to go down later in the summer to renew Monkey's passport at the US embassy so maybe we will plan the trip for then. The boys would love the Egyptian stuff!
What an enjoyable post, Dorothy! The amazing architecture, the fascinating historical artifacts, the unique snapshots of your family and friends, and your witty commentary blend delightfully:)
P.S. What/where is the bridge you have posted in the new header of your blog? It appears to be a temple constructed over a river???
Heather in Michigan (fellow SHSer)
Yes, I want a Dorothy tour of London also. But I don't really have time to fit that in this week so why don't you come here & help us to see OUR cowboy & indian museums in a different light? And with a different accent.
Looks like a fun field trip! I enjoyed this post--great pictures, your clever comments.
I've been terrorized by a ground squirrel (they are similar, don't have tails). It chased me through the back part of the Denver Zoo early one morning, and I had to run from it, pushing Holly in her stroller.
Thank YOU for the great tour!!
Heather,
The picture is from Stowe Landscape Gardens (by Capability Brown) near Buckingham.
Dorothy
Thanks for sharing the field trip. It looks like you had loads of fun!
Lisa in ME (SHS)
Dorothy, you are right, NY does have a lot to offer, but it is quite expensive to take the train. I would prbably drive farther downstate and then pick up the train closer to the city. It is about a 3 hour drive.
Bessie and I took a train trip down in 2001. We went to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. It was a fun day.
Always enjoy reading your day out posts. Mixture of culture and comedy! Thinking of the squirrel stealing people's food is very funny.
Lovely tour...glad the squirrel kept his distance.
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