Overcast skies quickly cleared on Sunday, making for another great day in London. I first returned to the London Eye for a nice ride and some great views of the city. The Eye itself is quite an impressive engineering feat with security to match: metal detectors, x-ray machines, and a sweep of each capsule before it’s loaded.
On Brian’s recommendation, the one museum on my must-see list was the British Museum, home to artifacts from around the world. Also, after the rest of London’s high prices, it was nice to get something for free! The museum didn’t disappoint, with interesting religious pieces from Asia, Greek statues, and Egpytian mummies. The Great Court and Reading Room also boasted some jaw-dropping architecture.
Behind the museum, I relaxed with a tiramisu ice cream cone in Russell Square. The grand Russell Hotel overlooks the park with its layer cake facade. Yet another Tube ride took me to Oxford Street for some shopping, though nothing really grabbed my eye. There was no shortage of nice, tempting suits, but I knew I’d have few occasions to wear them. Riding back to the hotel, I mused how the diagram of Underground stops reads like a catalog of Rolling Stone’s lyrics.
While in line for the Eye earlier in the day, I had scoured my guidebook
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