Tickets, tickets?

The Imperial War Museum.
Preserved skeleton in the British Museum.
Sculpture of the Greek philosophers in the British Museum.
Changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.

Today was another early start for us, as we woke up to a slight rain outside.

As we have finally gotten a hang of the tube, it is by far our main form of transportation. So we headed down to Hyde Park for a walk through the beautiful grounds. Although the trees and flowers failed to impress us with any blossoms, the walk was still wonderful.

We made it to Buckingham Palace in time to see the changing of the guard. Hundreds of tourists were gathered to see everything, making it hard for us to get a close look. From there we headed to the British Museum...

The museum was gigantic! We began in the ancient sculptures of Egypt, and from there the three of us split up in order to see our favorite exhibits. From the Roman busts, Egyptian mummies and Chinese pottery to the African tribal masks and Japanese silkscreens, I was continually amazed. We spent about three hours walking and admiring, and I'm sure we could have spent much more time!

Since we are poor college students, we grabbed sandwich from a deli and ate outside in the cold rain (its cheaper to do take out). And from here, we got back on the tube and headed out towards the Imperial War Museum (recommendation of Jake.)

It was sweet! While I am a girl and not totally obsessed with war and fighting, I enjoyed myself here. Huge tanks and missiles greeted us at the door. There was a submarine that had been re-created to give you an idea of how the sailors lived in those cramped quarters. We also saw a bullet (if that is what you call it) from the largest gun ever made! The second floor featured a video on genocide and social injustice; a depressing yet moving film. From here, we headed up the stairs to the Holocaust exhibit...

Beginning with the rise of Hitler and the invasion of Poland, we were taken through dark halls of pictures and videos of this horrible part of our history. I was once again reminded of what evil humans are capable of, and what we must never let happen again. A quote at the end of the exhibit that stuck with me... " All it takes for evil to prevail is for good men to remain silent."

We left the museum as it was closing and headed towards Arsenal in hopes of buying tickets for the game this evening. The tube was packed with fans and the streets were like a parade. After multiple attempts of buying cheaper tickets, we gave up, not willing to spend up to $100. Jake settled on just watching the Liverpool game at a local sports pub, O'Neils. The pub was packed with fans from both teams (Liverpool and Totteham), and the spirits were high. In the end, Liverpool prevailed with a score of 2-0 over Totteham. Hungry, Jake and I grabbed some take out Chinese and headed back to the hostel to meet up with Devon.

We are once again exhausted from a long day of walking and sight-seeing, we are just taking it easy tonight. Tomorrow is our last day and hopefully we will finish up seeing everything!

I'm loving this cityyyy.