I wanted to share my last days in England but unfortunately I lost the wifi connection where I stayed. Day 8 was spent in London at the British Museum.
What a crowd there was on that Sunday morning! Here are some photos of what I appreciated the most (sorry about the pictures’ quality, everything was behind glass):
—I couldn’t help thinking that this helmet was actually worn by a man more than 2,500 years ago!—Greek, about 500-450 BC
As a French Canadian, my childhood’s readings included The Adventures of Tintin’s comic albums—seeing these mummies and coffins reminded me of the album Cigars of the Pharaoh.
And here is a montage of the King’s Library. Books, I love books!
On Day 9, I decided to visit Hampton Court Palace. This history buff greatly enjoyed walking into the footsteps of King Henry VIII. I have taken tons of pictures. Here is a sample of them:
And if jetlag is not too hard on me, I should be back to regular blogging this Saturday.
Sounds like you had a interesting productive and hopefully fun trip.
Thank you Judy. It was a great trip indeed. 😊
Great photos, Diane. I’m headed that way myself later this summer. I appreciate the photographic inspiration.
Thank you Michael, it was a great trip! 😊
One photograph looks like a huge fireplace with the wall in front of it blackened. I can’t enlarge it, so please help me understand what it is? GREAT photographs and article. Makes me want to go visit this museum!
Thank you Janice! That was the kitchen of Henry VIII of England. The huge fireplace is where they were roasting the meat. A person had to turn it during hours and hours 🙂
Will post the picture on Facebook!
Diane