My friend Dave and I spent the day at the British Museum. When we made plans for the 5 days they are here, we weren't thinking about the summer crowds. On top of this being vacation time, today was also Sunday. It was crazy busy. I don't think I've ever been there when it was this busy.
In spite of the crowds, we covered a lot of ground in the museum and I made it to at least three rooms I had never visited before. The bowl above is tin-glazed earthenware that dates back to 1641.
Of course, I visited some old favorites like the Lewis Chessmen and the Sutton Hoo artifacts.
The doors were open to the big reading room so I got to see the beautiful interior. The reading room is the center part in the top photo.
I was surprised to see this bowl created by Diego Romero of Cochiti Pueblo in New Mexico. That was truly an unexpected find. Not everything in the museum is ancient.
This is of course just a teeny, tiny example of what can be found in the British Museum. It's one of those places you can visit over and over and over and still not see it all.
As I walked my very tired legs back to the hotel, I passed through Russel Square where I got a perfect glimpse of my hotel through the trees.
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Beautiful ❤️ series 👌
Love that symmetry and pattern
The museum is huge. Beautiful photos. Thank you for sharing! :)
We were in London during the VE day weekend in May, and it was massively crowded. It reminded me why I like to travel off season.
I have never been in the reading room! The real question is, did you see the Tring Tiles?
I didn't know that there was a reading room up there, Sharon.
Steve, I looked for them but didn't find them. I did find something called the Tristram tiles but I knew those weren't the ones I wanted.
Lovely place. Impressive.
What an amazing place.
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