Nicholas as well as the Rosetta Stone
After our root view to the British Museum , nosotros realised we'd require to shuffle our schedule as well as brand approximately other trip there. We planned to brand it brilliant as well as early on thence nosotros could ability through Hellenic Republic & Rome , Assyria as well as Mesopotamia , as well as encounter a lilliputian to a greater extent than of the Age of Enlightenment room. We did a tour in that location alongside a friendly former lady who told stories of King Henry III's collection of objects as well as antiquities which were donated to the museum past times his boy (who replaced his library of curiosities alongside a novel kitchen). We too had a experience as well as play alongside a few objects , including a calcite makeup pot from 3000BC inwards Egypt. The fifty-fifty friendlier , fifty-fifty older volunteer who was showing them to us explained that it would possess got been role of a travelling gear upward of makeup pots.
"For a rattling long journeying ," she insisted. "The longest journey. They wouldn't dare become to the afterlife without approximately makeup to doll upward for the gods."
Craig joined us at the British Museum for a hateful solar daytime of exploring as well as gallivanting!
Nicholas exploring objects from the Parthenon
Making friends alongside 'unnamed Homeric figures'
Looking at all the representation of gods as well as monsters , especially inwards the Greek as well as Assyrian fine art , made me experience truly connected to these ancient civilisations. It was similar I was role of this long business of artists trying to describe as well as sympathise monsters , as well as the role of animals as well as people together.
A hybrid deity/monster/protector from Assyrian art
That nighttime nosotros went to Forbidden Planet , a huge comic mass as well as pop civilization store , earlier heading to a vegan cafe inwards Covent Garden. We chatted for a truly long fourth dimension alongside Lena as well as Oliver , who are a truly , truly sugariness couple.
The next hateful solar daytime nosotros had intended to become dorsum to the British Museum , exactly nosotros didn't truly brand it. While nosotros were demolishing raw vegan cheesecakes the nighttime earlier , Oliver stressed the amazing-ness of the Hunterian Museum. They identify most of John Hunter's surgical specimens in that location , including many a foetus , a giant skeleton as well as heaps of other 'anomalies' including a two-headed sheep as well as conjoined babe skull. Oliver insisted nosotros would solely pass an hr there. We spent three.
Technically yous can't accept whatever pictures inwards the Hunterian... oops.
We had a few precious hours inwards London left as well as I was desperate to view a lilliputian store I had seen online called Hoxton Street Monster Supplies (why I wanted to become in that location should become without saying). It was perfect. Upon entry , yous could listen the purrs as well as mews of an invisible truthful cat as well as encounter collections of curious-looking wares. They were nearly all nutrient products , alongside the actual ingredients listed underneath. Many contained stories past times professional person or amateur horror writers , as well as all proceeds from the store went to an afterschool creative writing programme for local kids as well as teenagers. It was pretty awesome.
Hoxton Street Monster Supplies
Nicholas had been expressing a pretty enterprise wish to become to a rave store called Cyberdog (???) which was nigh Camden markets. Everything was lit upward nether blacklight as well as glowed as well as they had the craziest clothe , exactly nosotros couldn't accept pictures. Nicholas bought approximately socks as well as a t-shirt. He wanted a lot of other (very impractical) wearable items because - as well as I quote - "They remind me of the future."
We said an extremely hurried goodbye to Lena , who performed approximately songs as well as a monologue for us that she had been preparing for her audition , as well as went to instruct the overnight jitney to Edinburgh...
You hateful I brought all my magic beans hither for nothing?!
It's fudge , I promise.
We bought approximately 'Salt Made from Tears of Sorrow" because it was a mix of dried lavander as well as ocean salts which could a) brand a delicious roast veggie seasoning or b) go heated on a stove for incense properties. The possibilities? Endless.
*Note: must utilization earlier attempting re-entry to Australia! (and maintain the bottle)
"CAUTION: delight accept help when stroking Wells , our invisible cat. He's a lilliputian temperamental as well as may scratch if provoked." Nicholas wants to 'install' an 'invisible cat' at our identify when nosotros return. I hollo back Puck volition abhor it.
