The British Museum was fine - we saw a couple other cool things, like an Easter Island head, and I got an ankh necklace from the souvenir shop. The ankh is the Egyptian hieroglyph for life, and I've wanted one for awhile. It was nice to finally see one.
I promised I would explain my fascination with Egypt, so here it is. I've always thought it was cool, but it was one of those wayside interests for a long time before I started reading the Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan. They're for a teenage audience, but they're really interesting and they teach a lot about ancient Egypt. Part of the series takes place in London, so that's why I've been more insistent on seeing certain things - the Rosetta Stone, Cleopatra's Needle, Waterloo Station, etc. That way my brain can make the movies in my mind more accurate as I'm reading. :)
Now that my nerd moment is over, I can share my dinner experience. I knew Europe didn't have good Mexican food, and I knew as a Californian I would be disappointed, but it would have be nice to see actual Spanish on the menus. (Only Spanish was "pico de gallo.") It wasn't terrible, but it was far from authentic Mexican food.
That's basically the whole day. The rest of the evening involves hanging out at the hotel and not walking. Tomorrow we're going to the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey and Her Majesty's Theatre (to see the London production of Phantom of the Opera.)
Love you all,
Megan
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