A foggy day in London town.

It was only cold and spitty, not actually foggy, but we did get off our tour bus spontaneously at the Brittish Museum and go in. Lots of photos. We quickly wandered through the ancient Egypt, Assyria, and Greece rooms, and then upstairs to look at some special chess set. Then we went on the bus again and spontaneously got off at baker street to see sherlock holmeses house. Then we had pizza for lunch on baker street, which was made by Italians and very delicious. Then we went to the London museum to see the Charles dickens exhibit, smAll but packed full of interesting and precious things: his desk, his pen and ink well, some manuscripts and proof pages... Surrounded but artworks by contemporary artists who were his sometimes also his friends, info about other parts of his life. He really tried to be involved in society in many ways for the good. He was involved in charities and so on. Then Matt and I set out on a mission to find the London rock. It is a chunk of rock that is near cannon st station, used to be in a a church, and according to legend if you get the rock you rule London. It is very cunningly hidden, on busy cannon street, set into the wall of a very boring and currently empty building, at knee level, behind glass and a grill. You can hardly see it. But we found it! If i was a master thief, that is what I would steal, because it would be easy, and very symbolic, and historically interesting. Then we did some more bus touring, and then walked to covent garden to watch the musical of Matilda. covent garden is awesome, it's a bit too cool and shoppy, but they are at least good shops. And mainly, it's a very old area, and its got an intersection called 7 dials with 7 lanes going off it. I fitted in there. They were playing Gotye on the radio in a mall, and the radio lady pronounced his name Go-teeyay. Matilda was good, it had a really strong cast of kids and cute choreography and Tim Minchin music and lyrics and some good twists on the book and film. Then we got the train home. Those trains are fast.