Londres 3

       Day three of our trip was another whirlwind of a day! We first went to Dr. Johnson's house, an important literary figure (so Claudine dragged me there). No, it was interesting because he wrote an extremely important dictionary, but it is somewhere I will not be returning. I took some photos though if you want to see what his house looked like. My favorite part was when Claudine dressed up in the clothes from that time period in one of the rooms.
         After this, we went to the British Museum which is sort of like the Met in NY because it has important works from all time periods like Greek & Roman sculpture and the Egyptian architecture. The coolest thing was seeing the Rosetta Stone! It was surreal to be so close to something so influential. We also saw the matching pair of Assyrian guard statues that are in the Met. We visited a few wings of the museum after the Egyptian exhibit like the Greek & Roman architecture (including panels from the Acropolis), and  England in the 18th century. It was a huge museum, so we didn't get to look at everything, but thankfully, we got to all our favorite rooms!
          After the British Museum, we walked to Kensington Garden and Hyde Park and sort of just walked around. It was a cloudy and chilly day (for the first time since we had arrived!) so it wasn't the nicest day to be outside. We were admiring the back of Kensington Palace (which unfortunately was under construction to prepare for KATE AND WILLIAM'S ARRIVAL)  when we saw the Orangery, the famous restaurant on the lawns of the Palace. We went in and had the traditional Sunday tea, which was served with finger sandwiches, a scone, and a few chocolate pastries. It was all delicious, especially paired with the Afternoon at the Palace tea.
           We left the Orangery and walked towards the Albert and Victoria Museum. On on way, we saw the Albert memorial,  which was enormous! I didn't expect it to be that large and ornate, but it was a big monument that Queen Victoria built for Albert after his death. Then, we got to the museum and walked through quickly because it was closing soon. It was filled with more beautiful pieces, and my favorite was a sculpture by Bernini.
         We decided to have dinner at another pub and found Nicholson's Firehouse- the White Hart. We both ordered a beef and vintage ale pie  which came with mash (mashed potatoes) and fresh vegetables. It was made with Fuller's vintage ale, and it was great--the crust was really flaky and light, almost like a popover. We also ordered a drink after dinner--Irish coffee for Claudine and a Disaronno with Cracker blackberry & blueberry juice with a lime for me. It was so sweet and just the perfect after dinner drink. I really want to get some more of the Cracker brand because it has some great flavors, but it is only sold in the UK! So sad.
           After dinner, we went back to the hotel and packed. We had to wake up at 3am because our flight was at 6:30am so it was definitely an early night for us.
            And thus ends our adventures in London and as they say there, cheers!