London Adventure: British Museum

Hi, Mom! We're in London!

We arrived in London before 7 in the morning though it took us hours to get to our hotel--just a few minute walk from Terminal 4, although we landed at Terminal 5.  Lesson #1: You can travel easily in London, but not quickly.

We slept for a few hours before heading to our appointment at the British Museum. The first thing our guide led us to was the replica (okay to touch) of the Rosetta Stone (well guarded behind much glass and security).  

We spent time among the ancient Assyrian low reliefs and saw two of the seven remaining bull statues in world--we saw a twin in the NY Met a few years ago.

I won't bore you with the many animal mummies and ancient gold shields and plates we saw--turns out, we pretty much bored Wes and Piper, though I carried each of them in turn for much of the tour as the half-slept in my arms.  I would blame jetlag more than amazing historical artifacts.  

I like how the reflection makes it look like Kyla is wearing this ancient decorative gold cape.  

Wesley was thrilled to find a sword taller than he is!

A fun surprise was seeing our friends as we passed through Ancient Egypt. We'll be catching up with them the next day, after a good night's sleep.