A Whirlwind Weekend in London

A few weeks ago we packed an awful lot into a single weekend in London. We travelled down on Friday morning and headed straight to the British Museum. We wanted something inexpensive and central to do with my mum- the British Museum ticks both of these. Our entry was around 1.30pm, and it wasn't too busy as we entered. We made our way around to the Egyptian exhibits and meandered around to the Elgin Marbles. Much can be said about the British Museum and whether it should return what it 'acquired' over the centuries but the uncomfortable truth is that many of the objects you see today likely wouldn't have survived if they'd stayed where they were found. We saw some real mummies (kind of weird, honestly... imagine someone looking at your preserved corpse several thousand years after you died.), and took in the Japanese art exhibit at the back of the building. After spending a few hours at the museum, we made our way to Covent Garden for dinner. After dinner and saying goodbye to my mum,…