The worlds treasures in a day
Yesterday I ended up touring London’s museums, which I must say are some of the best in the world. I had planned to hit four museums in one day, but I was a bit tired of museums, and tired in general at the end of the day. I went to the British Library, British Museum, and National Gallery.
The weather was classic British weather, cloudy, cold, and wet - but luckily most of the day was spent inside. The British Library was my quickest stop, as I really just wanted to see the “Treasures” room. The documents on display were a whirlwind tour through history, including an original version of the King James bible, the original Magna Carta, original scores by Bach and Chopin, original scientific papers by Da Vinci, and even the original lyrics for quite a few songs by McCartney and Lennon!
Next stop was the British Museum, definitely my favorite for the day. My travel guide says this is the greatest collection of historical artifacts in the world, and I’m inclined to believe it. Among other things, they have the Rossetta Stone, which allowed translation of Egyptian heirogliphycs into other languages. The Assyrian collection was a bit boring, but the Greek collection more than made up from it. I bet the Greek people aren’t too happy about that one - they pretty much sliced up the Panentheon, and took the pieces back to England. Come to think of it, that’s probably how all of these treasures got here…
Lastly, I hit the National Gallery, housing many original Monet, Van Gogh, Raphael, Michaealangelo (pretty much all of the Ninja Turtles), and the like. I’m not usually a big fan of art, but many of these paintings were simply amazing.
Photos to come…
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