British Museum

Today we attempted to see Stuff the British Stole. It wasn't a huge success.

Ian was feeling off. He keeps doing RATs and today he was feeling a bit dizzy. We caught the tube again, only 2 stops + 2 stops. We swapped lines at Liverpool Street station which is 34m underground and felt like we were descending into the bowels of the earth. The new Elizabeth line opened in 2022 and is an engineering marvel, but a bit disconcerting for the claustrophobic.

When we got into the Museum, we were once again swamped by a ridiculous number of people. The noise was overwhelming - we should have used Jeremy's noise cancelling earphones. We couldn't see where we were going. No point taking photos. I did a quick whizz through the Islamic section while Ian found a seat, as I wanted to check out the Girih tiles.

We decided we'd rather watch a good documentary, and made a hasty exit. At least we hadn't wasted £ on entry fees.

On the upside, we got back to the hotel to find fresh sheets and towels 🙂Read more