You could get lost there

Our time in this world is really very short.
That's the feeling we got as we wandered the rooms of the British Museum, a gem of a place located just down the street from Keith's London office, across from lovely Bloomsbury Square. We spent several hours there - amazingly, it's all free - and we hated to leave. I know we'll come back many times while we're here, but my Mom really wanted to go, so that's what spurred today's trip.
The museum is a beautiful, wonderous space. I took this photo from a point midway between the third floor and second floor. The museum's celing mesmerized me - it reminded me of a planetarium.
It's hard to know where to start at the British Museum because there's so much to see, from the Rosetta Stone to the Elgin Marbles, but Keith and I set out for the ancient artifacts. It was just amazing to see urns, bowls and artwork created 5,000 years ago and preserved so well. Here's a sarcophagus from about 2,500 A.D. - I thought it looked like a salad bar. Don't you?
Every statue we saw was more amazing than the last. It really made you start thinking about what life was like in these long-ago civilizations - their culture and beliefs. One of my favorite statues was named Roy. (I'm partial because that was my dad's name - in fact, for some reason, I thought it was really funny that there was a guy named Roy among all the snakes and pharoahs.) I took so many photos in this collection because every single one fascinated me. They were so well-crafted and detailed. Here's one more - it's Ramses II. Bear in mind that this is just a fragment of the original piece and it's nearly 3,600 years old. I was looking up at it and the sheer size (more than seven tons!) was breathtaking.
After our long stroll through the antiquities, we decided to walk up a few flights to the mummy display. Everywhere you go there's something fabulous to see. All the way up, we saw gorgeous mosaics from 4th century Carthage. Every one we saw was our new favorite. Here's one of many that we really liked. It's a dog and a boar. It looks like something ugly was about to happen.
We didn't spend as much time among the mummies as we would have liked. The rooms were packed. You know what they say - everyone loves their mummy.
I'll write again about that part of this wonderful museum, I promise.
After hours in the museum, we caught up with my mother, who was browsing in other areas, including the gift shop. She bought Keith the coolest Rosetta Stone tie. He loves it!
It was a beautiful night so we walked a bit and ended up having a traditional fish-and-chips dinner at a place called Fryer's Delight. It's definitely a hole-in-the-wall - they don't even have a bathroom! But it's a really good chippy - that's what a true Brit calls a fish-and-chips joint. Along with my cod, I ordered Pickled Cucumber, which turned out to be - wait for it - a sliced pickle. You don't see a lot of pickles here. I was thrilled.