Soane Museum

 Front of the British Museum

Outside the Soane Museum

Today I met up with Terence at the British Museum for lunch. He used to work for the museum in the antiquities department but has been retired for a while. The last time we went to the museum he gave me my own private tour, looking at such artifacts as the Rosetta Stone. After lunch we went to the Soane Museum, the former home of architect John Soane. Upon reaching the entrance all visitors are asked to turn off cellphones (oops I mean Mobile), place purses in plastic bags and refrain from taking photographs. There is only one entrance in and out, so the number of people allowed inside at once is limited. Once inside we were asked to sign in to the guestbook. The museum is a large Georgian style home (three actually, all together). In each room there are original carpets, furniture, paintings etc. One room holds several Holgarth paintings, others hold various antiques including the Egyptian sarcophagus of Seti I. (A lovely piece to keep in the basement.) Alas, I wasn't able to take pictures inside so we are left with one of me outside the building.

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