What a cool day. Went to the British Museum today with Ally, Nigel and Sarah. We roughly followed the guidance given by Through the British Museum – with the Bible which had useful extra notes on how things fitted into history. Starting in the in the Great Court, we went through Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Israel, Ancient Egypt, Assyria, Ancient Greece, Imperial Rome, Roman Britain and finally finishing in Medieval Europe – with lunch somewhere in between. Quite a day, with loads of things to look at from the scale of the Elgin Marbles, to archaeologically important artifacts such as the Rosetta Stone through to the cutlery used by Roman subjects. Still haven’t seen everything though, will need to visit again.

Finished the evening playing Scrabble at Sarah’s. I think my brain was beginning to struggle with the pace towards the end, requiring assistance from the hostess. All in all, a very good day for which I am grateful.