Mostly Museums: Tate and British Museum

It was wishful thinking that the rain might disappear and that the sun might come out. It has continued to rain all day in true English fashion, which has put a bit of a damper on our plans. But what better way to fill the day and get out of the miserable weather than to visit the Tate Modern and British Museum.

The Tate Modern has some great masterpieces from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries but we couldn't help but notice the lack of British artists.

The British Museum houses some of the most magnificent (and "stolen") artefacts from history. Ricky went a bit berserk taking a zillion photos of the Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman collections. He was particularly excited when he stumbled upon the Warren Cup, a small silver Roman drinking cup from the first century CE that is decorated with two images of male same-sex acts. Actually, it was one of the main reasons he wanted to visit the British Museum.

Fingers crossed that it doesn't rain tomorrow. Rain, rain go away. Come again another day (when Jason and Ricky leave London).Read more