After lunch in Holburn with an old friend at a very cool bistro we wandered down to the British Museum.
We took the 'if you have an hour' route, and saw some very old stuff- impressive but walking the whole gallery was exhausting.
Highlights were the Lewis Chess Set with pieces made from the tusks of walrus in around 1200 and the Rosetta Stone which was hard to get anywhere near with tourists pushing in for a photo.
Beautiful old building, and took more pics outside. Scale, grandeur and detail. Loved the columns and the massive atrium.
Off now for dinner in Bayswater, they have a slightly yellowed newspaper article with the headline 'best duck in the world'. I wonder if they have tried Hongs in Grote Street? Thanks to our new friends Ryan and Soo-Ling for the invite.
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