LondonWeekendSaturday

Saturday we got up, had some coffee and headed out to The British Museum. This was the one major museum in London we had yet to visit. It is definitely one of those places where you can spend days and never see it all. Fortunately in our online explorations before heading over we found a great self-guided three-hour tour recommended by the museum.

If you are pressed for time, it is worth walking in just to see the Great Court, which is a glass covered 2-acre indoor plaza. We had lunch in the Court Restaurant (reservations recommended) which affords great views of the court and a bit of respite for the feet. They had started tea service as we were leaving and it looked like a great place for tea too.

I don't even know how to try to tell you about what we saw, it covered everything from Greek art to Chinese vases, an Easter Island statue to 20th century clocks. Seeing the Rosetta Stone was amazing. When you get to see this thing that you learned about as a little kid that is considered a key foundation of modern knowledge you have to be a bit awed. They have a replica outside the case that you can actually touch.

Whether historical world culture excites or bores you, you'll find at least a couple of hours, if not days of things to peak your interests.