I am sleepless in Toronto and the battle of the jet lag has begun! When one cannot sleep, one starts thinking...and I am thinking about the last few days of my trip which was spent in London.
The trip to London was an add-on from the Ireland part. Armand and I thought that it would be nice to revisit the interesting life we had in the dark, cold, wet but historically-endowed City of London.
The pub where we had a pint after our wedding (civil) ceremony.
Our flat - we lived on the 4th floor.
The Tube Station where our flat is located.
The London Eye!
View of Big Ben from the the London Eye
We also visited the huge British Museum! One needs 2 or 3 days to see the entire exhibit and we just focused on the Egyptian Exhibit. Having seen the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, I must say that the Egyptian exhibit at the British Museum is fairly well done. The relics were nicely glassed with proper explanation. Very educational indeed (as the British would say!)
closed up shot on hieroglyphics written on a sarcophagus
Ramses the III or IV (maybe)
The very controversial "Rosetta Stone". This is the original. Apparently, what Egyptian museum has is a replica.
The imposing facade of the British Museum
Going back to the Egyptian exhibit at the British Museum, I was overwhelmed by the about of mummies exhibited at the museum. I later felt like I was "mummied-out"!
These are the "Royal Shabtis". The Shabtis are magical creatures placed in private tombs to carry out tasks for the deceased in the after life.
Another coffin with amazing hieroglyphics written all over it.
Two ancient temple posts with a gigantic Scarab in the background.
Another famous exhibit - the mummy of Cleopatra. According to the records, she died at the age of 17 years old.
