There are so many wonderful things to see and do here. The last few days I have gone back to one of my favorite places, the British Museum.
The British Museum (http://www.britishmuseum.org) is enticing, captivating, frustrating, humbling, and enjoyable beyond belief. The museum specializes in historic artifacts from around the world, the most famous being the Rosetta Stone and the Parthenon marbles (called Elgin Marbles here, although the Greeks claim they were "stolen" by Lord Elgin).
My usual trips to the museum have usually focused on the Greek and Egyptian sections and a quick run through the Roman area, while ignoring much of the rest. What a huge mistake! The British Museum has a wonderful African collection, outstanding Islamic and Asian rooms, a much more extensive Egyptian collection than I ever knew, and a strong collection of work from ancient civilizations from the Americas.
Yesterday, I decided to look through the Americas exhibit and discovered a wonderful selection of artifacts from the Aztecs, Mayans, and other civilisations in Mexico. There were Aztec masks made out of turquoise mosaics that absolutely blew me away! Now I REALLY want to go to Mexico to see more! (I should add this is one aspect about traveling. You go one place, and then find other places you'll want to visit!)
So why is the British museum "frustrating and humbling"? There are two reasons. First, the place is so big, it's impossible to absorb one-tenth of what you see in a single visit. Second, I love learning about ancient civilizations, but the British Museum reminds me of how little I know about ancient history.
So when you're in London, promise me you'll go to the British Museum at least twice!
I can also recommend a great place for coffee that isn't Starbucks (which are like the plague around here.) Head to a place called Sfizio (www.sfizio.co.uk) at 35 Theobald's Way. It is a chain of 1 store! Their cannoli are terrific -- light ricotta filled with crunchy outer shells, and their sfogliatelle are as good as I've had in Rome. The coffee is top drawer, as you would expect. As with most Italian coffee places, the thought of getting coffee to go in a paper cup is something they don't like. Expect to have your coffee at the cafe in a demitasse. Sit down, enjoy, and relax!
Cheers,
Jim
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It is hard for me to describe the impression London left to me during my seven-day camping trip. On the one hand, it is such a famous city that I often felt unreal whilst I was there. But on the other hand, I have to say it is the most interesting city I have ever visited. It is a city complied with old and new, home and foreign,old Rolls-Roys and fashionable Limo London vehicles. The first thing that I enjoyed was paintings. It was the first time I had seen paintings by reputable painters such as Monet, Seurat, Pissarro, Cezanne, Picasso, Gauguin and Van Gogh.The impression of them was the most valuable part of this trip for me. Garden was the second aspect that I enjoyed about London, be it Kew Garden or just the small wildlife garden adjoining to the Natural and History Museum. Another aspect about London that I love was the music at underground sections.
Another place I should mention is Greenwich. The last aspect I would like to mention is the camping itself. It was an enjoyable experience overall, despite the fact that it rained a lot during the last week.I think everyone, if the chance is allowed, should go to visit London at least once in one’s life time, for only you can identify, by being there, the aspects of it that are unique and interesting to you.
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