British Museum & St Paul's Cathedral

Ended up being a very busy day today, so splitting this into two parts.

First up we jumped back on the tube, headed for the British Museum. The plan here was to visit the China exhibits to see the ancient relics which were "liberated" when Europe invaded China. Unfortunately this area of the museum was closed due to maintenance for dates which almost perfectly match the time we're in London... Grr. We had a sneak peak through a window at this great big stone carving and there was a famous china cup on display which recently sold at auction for 36 million USD...

We wandered through the rest of the museum, checking out ancient Egyptian mummies, Assyrian stone carvings, and other cool artifacts. But the most interesting item on display was definitely the Rosetta Stone.

After we were done with the British Museum, we made our way over to St Paul's Cathedral. Entry was a bit on the pricey side, but it did come with a free audio guide which made the experience much more interesting. After admiring the architecture and artwork on the ground floor, we climbed up through the galleries to the top of the dome. Nathan's fear of heights kicked in at the first gallery (whispering gallery) but he soldiered on and made it right to the top. The views out over London were pretty epic.

After we got our feet back on solid ground, we were a little bit cheeky and asked one of the staff if we could have a peek at the staircase which was included in Harry Potter. Usually this area is not open to the public, but because we asked nicely we were fortunate to be shown around.

Done with St Paul's, we wandered off to check out some more of London's famous landmarks.Leggi altro