I went to the British Mueseum on Tuesday. I thought I would enjoy it, but I REALLY enjoyed. I think it was key that I kept it short, and used a Rick Steves' podcast tour of the place. I saw all kinds of amazing things including the Rosette Stone, amazing Egyptian statues, relief carvings from Assyria, and Greek works including parts of the Parthenon.
I think one reason the Rosette Stone was so amazing to me was that it was: a) so massive b) how I pictured it. When I saw the exhibit and the dead sea scrolls in Seattle a few years ago I was disappointed that they were not as I had imagined them: large, imposing scrolls, but rather small pieces of paper that had to viewed in very dim rooms. There was also a really interesting special exhibit of art from Afghanistan. My favorite piece was a folding gold crown for nomads.
And then on Wednesday I was able to spend the day with Alexis and Eli. It was so great to finally hold him.
I love this picture, because besides the fact that Eli looks like Mother Theresa (she had a thing for dinosaur pajamas), I was also enjoying 3 different creme brulees, so I was I was really happy.
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