Images of London: March 26, 2008

Today, Emma and I headed for The Globe and The British Museum. On the way, we stopped by Southwark Cathedral where Edmund Shakespeare (Uncle Will's brother) is buried. Where, exactly, no one knows. Also along the way we came across Sir Francis Drake's ship, The Golden Hinde.

After visiting The Globe (which was still under construction the last time I was in London in 1995), we crossed Millennium Bridge (scenes from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince were filmed there just a couple of weeks before) to St. Paul's Cathedral. It was about $20 for admission, so we passed and just stood inside the entry way and looked around.

We then moved on to The British Museum where we had lunch and looked around for awhile before going back to the hotel to rest. For dinner, we tried out a local Vietnamese/Thai restaurant that played Frank Sinatra music. The food was really good.

I clocked 5.53 miles on my pedometer.

Not all pictures below have captions. Some museum pictures are followed by another picture of their descriptions.

Southwark Cathedral

St. Paul's as seen from The Globe

My Globe. Isn't it beautiful?

Close-up of Hamlet

Click on this picture to zoom in and read the poster.

Illicit picture taken while I was supposed to be listening to the tour guide.

Me. As though the screaming pink raincoat doesn't give it away.

Emma.

The zodiac, and the hole through which certain characters drop.

All the world's a stage...

Tower Bridge in the distance.

Millennium Bridge view of St. Paul's.

Entrance to St. Paul's.

British Museum. They had a display of the Chinese Terracotta Army, but tickets were sold out.

The Rosetta Stone, crown jewel of any museum. Save the picture to your computer and zoom in (assuming your photo software does that)...it is WAY cool.