On Saturday - while Mr Ben was off at Forest Camp for the day and Miss Megs was busy revising and shopping - My Mister and I had a day trip to London!
Deciding to avoid the tube, we walked through the UCL to The British Museum.
I am ashamed to admit that I hadn't been there since my early teens - this aborted visit doesn't count - and my only memories were of feeling that Greek statues weren't a patch on dinosaurs - and that the baked beans we ate in the rather grotty cafe were definitely not heinz!
The museum proved to be just the thing for a wandery morning -
I loved the Assyrian Wall reliefs and the Maya carvings -
and was strangely excited to see the Sutton Hoo objects!
The Great Courtyard was quite inspiring - and we had our lunch there soaking up the atmosphere.
We walked down to Leicester Square, via a little bit of shopping in Covent Garden and visits to St Pauls Church and St Martin in the Fields,
where we loved this window ...
.... this sculpture "Victims of Injustice" ...
.... and this beautiful baby carved from a huge marble block!
After all that walking and expoloring, we finally arrived at Wyndhams Theatre for the REAL reason we were in London - to see Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones in Driving Miss Daisy!
It was short - just and hour and a half with no interval - but it was just delightful!
Then it was off to Al's favourite - Steak & Co for tea....
.... before we trekked back to Euston up the Tottenham Court Road,
for the train ride home.
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:) :) I love that day out. I must take Freya up to the British Museum, for a lovely wander.
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