Layover day in London…

Had a very pleasant day not doing too much. 

After a terrible night due to some very polite but extremely inconsiderate kids, I went on the local free walking tour of the West End. I learned a bit and had a nice walk so that was great.

After a sit down, I rode the metro to the British Library. It’s a research library which is just as impressive in its way as the British Museum is.

The library has

  • A copy of the Magna Carta 
  • At least 2 Gutenberg bibles
  • A collection of hand written Beatles lyrics by Paul, Ringo, and John 
  • Hand written sheet music by Mozart 
  • A 2nd century papyrus letter supposed to be written by an evangelist
  • Robert Scott’s diary of his expedition to the south pole where he describes his disappointment at getting there second after Amundsen
  • And more. Every item of it just as ridiculously awesome as the last.

Also the library had several temporary exhibits that aren’t too shabby either.

So all in all a great day. I walked, a lot, and saw a few cool things.

Bye til later

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