So much history

On Wednesday we went to the British Museum. What a phenomenal place! We thought we might spend 3 hours there but ended up spending about 6 hours and we still didn't see everything. I must admit I was getting pretty "museumed" out by about the 4th hour so didn't pay as much attention during the last 2 hours, which was a shame because there is so much to see. We decided that the best way to do it would be to do it over a period of 3 days @ 2-hour increments. That way we would be fresh for everything and better able to marvel at the beauty and significance of the artifacts. The funniest thing happened - we were chatting to one of the curators, mentioning that we were from Canada and lo and behold, up comes Bill Price and his wife. What a small world! We never imagined that we would run into someone that we know in London.

Ira looking very dapper

We went to the New London Theatre last night and saw War Horse. We both really enjoyed it. I'd never heard of it before until Heather Chia recommended it to me. It's definitely one of the best plays I've seen. We sat next to a young man from Edmonton. Again - what a small world.

Today, Thursday, is our last full day in London. We went to Westminster Abbey this morning, then took the tube over to Oxford Street to check out this store called Primark. It was like a feeding frenzy in there with cheap prices for women's clothings. After that we took the tube to Chinatown for some Dim Sum and then the double-decker bus over to Hyde Park. The traffic jams are quite ferocious in London and you crawl at a snail's pace. It's just nice to get out of the tube for awhile.

 It was so lovely to stroll around the rose gardens and along the lake. A little piece of paradise in the heart of the city.

We're heading out to the pub for some English grub and beer. Tomorrow morning we're heading out to Moreton-in-Marsh in the Cotswolds, hoping to rent some bicycles for toodling around the quaint villages.