London

Last day 🎉
Went to get Will a haircut because apparently he absolutely must have one. 😂
They were booked until 2pm so we went to lunch first, back at the Indian we tried yesterday.
Walked in and definitely not the one I went to with Mum and dad. One day I will find it and I will have the yellow butter chicken again.. but not today. :(
And it was terrible 🤣🤣🤣
Completely covered in coriander. Disaster.
And then just pure oil.
Whatever. Last day good vibes only. ✌🏼✌🏼🤣🤣

Went back and sat in the hotel until haircut time. Will went to that and I went souvenir browsing.
I really wanted to buy a Queen bobble head I found - I also went to a Harry potters store which is probs the best store I’ve ever been too merchandise wise. Nearly bought half the shop but walked out empty handed. Very proud of myself.
In a BIG Harry Potter mood of late because of the game coming out.
Went back to collect Will then we headed to the museums for our exhibit “Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt”
Line less chaotic than yesterday but still long considering it was 4pm, sun pretty much set and it was raining.
Exhibit was good.
I wish I was smarter. History is too complicated 😆😆
A few things I read I was like oh yes that rings a bell from school but man oh man, putting timelines together is hard.
We saw the Rosetta Stone, which has the same decree written in 3 languages which is how they Finley cracked the hieroglyphics code.
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They thought the pictures were stories rather than having actual phonetic sounds.
Lots of other stones and fabric scrolls with inscriptions.
Also a section on burial.
It had one section with organs in jars which I loved 😆
“Canopic jars preserved the organs of the deceased. The inscriptions on these jars record the name of the owner, Ahmose, as well as the relevant protective deity: Imset, the human-headed god, preserved the liver, baboon-headed Hapi cared for the lungs, the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef looked after the intestines while the jackal-headed Duamutef protected the stomach. This is the first time this set of jars has been reunited since the mid-1700s.”

Uploaded a pic of the jars. A real highlight hahaha

I forgot they use to weigh the heart to determine if good or bad. Can’t remember all the details from school and the exhibit didn’t really go into it but need to follow up and re learn.

Strolled through a bit of the general Egypt sections. The museum is stupid huge. Been 4 times and I haven’t seen everything.

Went to get one last poke bowl. Can’t wait to make our own at home - then walked to parliament to have a look. Then walked home and packed.
Bags are tiiiiight. Hahah
Also made Will do Harry Potter quiz and he got Gryffindor with Slytherin as a close second.

I went down to the Christmas markets in Leicester square and bought one final Christmas ornament with out converted 25€ because a lot of coins and can’t convert, so must spend.
And have had trouble spending cause most places have been card only.
Got a corgi with a crown cause the queen died this year.
Didn’t want a London bus or phone booth.
Will and his bowel spent some the time reacting to the oil from lunch. It came later than we expected but came nonetheless haha.

Will still hungry at 9pm so got some McDonald’s.
Bed now.

Big day tomorrow. Hope it goes smoothly.Read more