London, second visit

[scifan57]

An interesting detail from our hotel room. This is what we use for watching TV or browsing:
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An iMac

To access iPF, I still use my iPad. It's easier to access the photos I took and post them here.

Nice computer. I haven't seen one of those in any hotel I've stayed at.

 

[skimonkey]

Just catching up on all the lovely London pictures! I really enjoy seeing your pics and reading your daily events, JA! I feel like I am there with you! [emoji4]

 

[J. A.]

Just catching up on all the lovely London pictures! I really enjoy seeing your pics and reading your daily events, JA! I feel like I am there with you! [emoji4]

Thank you!

This is our last night here, so our visit is almost over.

 

[scifan57]

Did you manage to see Abbey Road?

 

[J. A.]

Did you manage to see Abbey Road?

No. I'd need another month to visit everything I'd like to.

 

[scifan57]

No. I'd need another month to visit everything I'd like to.

Looks like it's time to start planning for your next trip to London.

 

[J. A.]

Looks like it's time to start planning for your next trip to London.

And earn the money to afford it.

 

[J. A.]

Today we went to the British Museum. It was our only destination, and we spent a few hours there.

The entry is free, except for a few exhibitions where you have to pay, so quite a few others had the same idea, and most of them also wanted to take a picture of the Rosetta Stone. That's why I couldn't get a good photo of it. Interesting enough, the rooms about Egypt were the ones where it was more crowded than in other rooms.

It wasn't easy getting photos without someone looking somewhere.

So here are a few photos of sculptures, busts, other things we saw there:

King Amenhotep III

False door of Kahap

King Ramesses III

A stela of King Ptolemy IX and Queen Cleopatra III

A limestone sarcophagus

A Roman bronze helmet

Marcus Aurelius
A few other Roman emperors

These are female gladiators

We also saw an exhibition called "Defining Beauty - the body in ancient Greek art", but it wasn't allowed to take pictures there.

 

[scifan57]

Today we went to the British Museum. It was our only destination, and we spent a few hours there.

The entry is free, except for a few exhibitions where you have to pay, so quite a few others had the same idea, and most of them also wanted to take a picture of the Rosetta Stone. That's why I couldn't get a good photo of it. Interesting enough, the rooms about Egypt were the ones where it was more crowded than in other rooms.

It wasn't easy getting photos without someone looking somewhere.

So here are a few photos of sculptures, busts, other things we saw there:
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King Amenhotep III
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False door of Kahap
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King Ramesses III
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A stela of King Ptolemy IX and Queen Cleopatra III
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A limestone sarcophagus
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A Roman bronze helmet
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Marcus Aurelius
A few other Roman emperors
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These are female gladiators

We also saw an exhibition called "Defining Beauty - the body in ancient Greek art", but it wasn't allowed to take pictures there.

Very good! Thanks for some more excellent photos.

 

[J. A.]

Very good! Thanks for some more excellent photos.

My pleasure.
I took them all with my iPhone. I've noticed that it's better for taking pictures indoors, especially in darker rooms.

 

[The OB]

Great photos of the London Museum Johanna..... brought back memories of things that haven't changed since our last visit to London.
Andrew


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[J. A.]

As promised, some of the pictures I took before, but couldn't show.

Here are those I took while we were taking a stroll through Hyde Park:

We entered through a small gate next to the statue of Achilles. The statue is cast from cannon.

A lovely fountain, remembering of the concerts held in Hyde Park

Hidden behind this little house, there's a public restroom.

The lake

 

[giradman]

Hi Johanna - thanks for the additional pictures, especially of the British Museum - one could spend weeks there - believe that I've made 3-4 visits (several w/o Susan - she tires pretty quickly of museums and this one, the Louvre, and a number at the Smithsonian can be exhausting).

I must say that my favorite items, mainly because of their historic interest are the Elgin Marbles and the Rosetta Stone - Dave
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[scifan57]

As promised, some of the pictures I took before, but couldn't show.

Here are those I took while we were taking a stroll through Hyde Park:
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We entered through a small gate next to the statue of Achilles. The statue is cast from cannon.
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A lovely fountain, remembering of the concerts held in Hyde Park
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Hidden behind this little house, there's a public restroom.
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The lake
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Thanks for the Hyde Park photos. I didn't get to see most of the park and these photos are very good in showing me what to expect on my next trip to London.

 

[J. A.]

Hi Johanna - thanks for the additional pictures, especially of the British Museum - one could spend weeks there - believe that I've made 3-4 visits (several w/o Susan - she tires pretty quickly of museums and this one, the Louvre, and a number at the Smithsonian can be exhausting).

I must say that my favorite items, mainly because of their historic interest are the Elgin Marbles and the Rosetta Stone - Dave
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I've noticed that one visit is not enough. We didn't see the Elgin Marbles, e.g.