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Isn't that in the Natural History Museum? Or does the British Museum have a copy of the same statue (his fame would certainly warrant that)?

Trish wrote: "Isn't that in the Natural History Museum? Or does the British Museum have a copy of the same statue (his fame would certainly warrant that)?"

Of course you are correct, it was NHM! We went to both of them and I mixed it up. That's what I get for posting updates after having 2 hours of sleep last night and traveling across countries and functioning for 17 hours today. Thanks for correcting me! :) Did you go to both of them?

*lol* No problem. I was just wondering if maybe the British Museum had an exhibition about Darwin as well.

Sadly, I didn't have the time for both as I spent an entire day in the NHM (so I missed out on the Science Museum too) but that only means having to go back to London (I volunteer as tribute). ;P

Trish wrote: "*lol* No problem. I was just wondering if maybe the British Museum had an exhibition about Darwin as well.

Sadly, I didn't have the time for both as I spent an entire day in the NHM (so I missed o..."

Ha, I bet. To be honest, I much preferred NHM over British museum. I will be honest, I'm not really into history and I get bored easily, so interactive exhibitions at NHM were a big plus for me. Also, NHM is much easier to navigate, since it has a clean order you can follow to see all sections of the museum.

British museum on the other hand... It's overwhelming. I feel like I could be there for weeks and I still couldn't see everything. There is so much to see in just one room and there is A LOT of different rooms and sections and periods to see.

But both of those museums were pretty exhausting. Since they are free and we went during the weekend, there was a lot of people, so I couldn't really fully enjoy it (especially the NHM since there was a lot of parents with the kids) when people kept bumping me and there wasn't much space to breathe. I was looking forward to seeing the dinosaurs, but I skipped half of the exhibition because it was completely crowded and I felt like passing out almost.

I have a good sense of direction and sharp elbows so I should be fine. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! But it's really cool that they are free.

Trish wrote: "I have a good sense of direction and sharp elbows so I should be fine. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! But it's really cool that they are free."

Now I understand why I didn't enjoy it as much as I could then, my sense of direction is sh*t, I couldn't find my way out of a match box without a map, a GPS and a few helpful bystanders. And my elbows need sharpening. Honestly though, if I knew you visited London before, I would have asked you for some advice!

Well, it wouldn't have been any help with the British Museum since I haven't been there (yet). I thought it was very nice (and funny) that they handed out maps in the NHM when you entered and that the different areas were colour-coded. *lol*

Trish wrote: "Well, it wouldn't have been any help with the British Museum since I haven't been there (yet). I thought it was very nice (and funny) that they handed out maps in the NHM when you entered and that ..."

Well, you get a map at the British Museum as well, but I felt like it was very chaotic and not very cohesive. Maybe that was just my impression though, because like I already said, my sense of direction is terrible, so maybe I was reading it upside down or something :D

*lol*

That must have been an awesome experience!