London!

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My promised, though belated, picture post from London!

Included: The British Museum, much squeeing, Victoria and Alberts Museum, more squeeing, various buildings and plane rides.

w00t!

	And so it begins The plane trip to London--ahaha I usurped the window seat!
	Gorgeous cloud-age.
	The sunset ON THE WING. So pretty.
	And now we start with The British Museum. I went to the British Museum and I took pictures. Lots of pictures. Probably more pictures than healthy.
	THE ROSETTA STONE!
	Touchable version! Yay!
	Hieroglyphs!
	This was just a random art student sitting in the walkway, drawing. He was really, really, really good.
	There are more greecian urns and vases in the world than I can count.
	Really.
	I mean it.
	A lot.
	Headless statues!
	Gorgeous. I don't know why, but I just love it.
	That friggin' hall was HUGE.
	And so begins the African art. Unfortunately, there wasn't much African art, or at least, we didn't get to see much. But, dude, does this remind anyone else of Omec from Legends of the Hidden Temple?
	African Masks.
	Ha ha, yeah. How this conversation went. Me: *reading the captions* Oh, interesting. Ritualistic. Mom: Hey, take a picture of me with the masks. Me: What? Mom: They're cheerful.
	Thus begins Mexican art
	Horrible picture of it, but it was pretty cool/freaky in person.
	Yay Library of Enlightenment!
	Mummified head. With my reflection. Lovely.
	Um. I don't know how to turn this around. I suck.
	Scottland Yards!! I squeed. It was sad.
	I was told by the tour guide that this was Westminster Abbey. I hope that's right? I don't know.
	The walking bridge next to our hotel that went right across the Thames. Excellent photo op.
	Thames!
	Big Ben! I took SO MANY pictures of this thing. SO MANY.
	Still don't know how to turn these.
	Mum and the London Eye.
	Does anyone know WHAT KIND of instrument this is? It was at the Victoria and Albert's museum, but I was sitting down because I threw out my back and couldn't read the label. Help?
	Sadly, no. That is not the original "David". Just a perfect replica. Still amazing to stand below it, though.
	Also not the original. But still COOL.
	I wish I knew how to turn this on LJ...It's so pretty!
	The Victoria and Albert's Museum courtyard! Very nice lighting.
	Ceiling. I like ceilings.
	Random Shot #512 I don't know. The camera snapped accidentally on this one and it came out sort of interesting. There ya go.
	St. James' Park!!! Overview shot.
	EVIL DUCKS AND OTHER WATERFOWL! They tried to eat my shoe.
	Benches that Aziraphale and Crowley may or may not have sat on. Just to be sure, I sat on them all.
	Feed the birds...tuppence a bag. Cutest old man ever.
	Yes. I accidentally stumbled upon the changing of the guard. I'm still not quite sure how I managed this, and yet.
	Plane ride home, during which I nearly cried at leaving London.
	The End.