So you discover you have a day to yourself- Yippee! Now what to do?
Some people go shopping, others the cinema, a visit to London Zoo? (ooo tempting!) perhaps a walk along the Thames (a very good 2nd choice!)- if im down that way I like to drop into South Kensington and the Natural History Museum.
Now weekends are a crazy time to visit unless its very early in the morning as the families descend! An sometimes there are huge queues to get in. So I try to dip in and out making a visit only last 40mins or so that way you dont get tired, and annoyed at the families getting in the way! I try to go at least 3 times a year. And also in good weather the wildlife garden behind the museum is a beautifully calm place to visit.
I always find there are new things to see, but here are a few of my favourite things:
Fossilised Crinoids (thanks Julia!)- this is a huuuge slab of rock in the main hall with these beautiful flower-like fossilised creatures.
Ichthyosaur
Giant Sloth (Megatherium)
Sabre Toothed Cat
Irish Elk
Madagascan Elephant Bird Egg
Wooly Mammouth Skull
Ooh, are you sure they're fan worms? They look like crinoids (sea lilies) to me.
ReplyDeleteThe NHM does an after-hours thing on the last Friday of each month, where they set up a tapas bar under the Diplodocus and have a live jazz band. It's a great way to spend a Friday evening. There should be one on the 27th March and one at the end of April, then they'll stop for the summer. Wanna go?