On August 31st we made our final visit to the British Museum and then carried on to New Bond Street for further adventures...
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| 10:15 in the morning, and, as this photo from the steps of the BM shows, there is no line at the entrance; inside, however, it was just as crowded as ever |
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| While Vicki did some of the Egyptian stuff, I headed for the Enlightenment Hall, site of the old British Library, originally housing George III's library, now a sort of history of the British Museum's earliest days, of the explorers and collectors whose "finds" became its earliest collections; "exploration, knowledge, and imperialism" |
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| Artsy perspective |
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| By the late 18th century, anti-slavery sentiment was growing in Britain; here, a medallion struck by Wedgewood: "Am I not a man and a brother?" |
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| Adoration of the Mystic Ram (in the big Egyptian hall) |
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| Fist-bumping with Ramses II (or possibly Amenhotep, or Akhenaten, or someone else) |
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| On previous visits this year, the hall with the Assyrian reliefs was closed, but this morning it was open...here, fishing in the Tigris; or possibly the Euphrates |
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| Marching among the date palms |
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| Working in the quarries |
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| In the vast collection of mummies and mummy cases |
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| Moving right along, the Cuerdale Hoard, Viking, early 10th century, all silver, found in Lancashire |
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| Helpful model of the BM |
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| Frieze on the Odeon Theater; not Assyrian |
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| Sights along the way to New Bond Street; sort of Art Deco |
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| Among the statues adorning what is now the Royal Academy of Art; if calculus is beautiful, Leibniz was an artist |
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| Peering into 19th century Burlington Arcade |
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| On New Bond Street, approaching the rather smaller but attractive Royal Arcade, said to be London's oldest |
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| Street scene |
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| In the Royal Arcade |
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| Shoe shop with a nod to heritage |
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| Equestrian statue; does not look comfortable |
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| Transatlantic if imagined conversation |
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| Not in Paris anymore |
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| Today's wedding pic |
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| Today's Bond Street footwear |
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| Inspired by an automotive oil filter |
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| Sic transit, Gloria (soon to become a Starbuck's) |
