Day 4, London, Saturday

Hey everyone,
 thankyou very much for being so patient with the blogs we have been doing so many things that we're practically dead on our feet!  It's just past 8.30 pm over here and we're all dead and penniless from a whole afternoon shopping down Oxford Street (AKA. tourist shopping paradise).

I will be blogging about our trip to the British Museum earlier today and frankly, it was amazing. Put it on your bucket list of things to do before you die, trust me :)

After brekkie at 8, we trecked it through the Tube to arrive at  the museum around 10.

Now, for those of you who don't know much about this place or have an extreme aversion to wikipedia, the Bristish musuem came to be in 1753, after Sir Hans Sloane (a prominent and, i assume by his wealth, aristocratic scientist) bequeathed his entire collection of approximately 71000 objects - thousands of book and manuscripts included - to king George 2nd, and nowadays transformed into a collecteion of over 8 million permanent objects, as well as many more millions coming in and out from all around the world.

Sorry, if I bore you, I'll get to the point now.

After roaming the museum for 2 hours in groups and picking at the gift shop as much as possible (BTW, 2hours is never enough exploring time, if you plan to go there yourself oneday. it is just so amazing), we divided into two groups and were given a tour with wonderfully kind and informative guides of the prestigous Greek Collection in residence. This slightly interconnects with the oncoming 2012 London Olympics, as Greek has a long running history with such events.

We were taken and shown different exhibits and had their rich artistic explained. We were introduced to sections of carvings controversially imported from the Parthenon and were explained the artistic imagination and genius of the architects of the time. We were also introduced to various Greek Myths.

We saw famous artefacts such as the Rosetta Stone, real Mummified remains (better than it sounds) and the last remants of ancient civilisations that you cannot find anywhere else in the world.
The British Museum is truly a breathtaking experience to explore, and the beauty and cultural significance of many of the artefacts made me want to cry sometimes.

Not to worry, worried parents, your children are safe and happy, as well as enjoying the cultrual experience of a lifetime that is both rare and precious.
Thankyou so much, from the United Kingdom!

Ash