tower of london and british museum

one thing that i particularly enjoyed about going to europe with my partner in crime was seeing how much he really did enjoy the things around him. mark is normally a hiker, wanting to explore the outdoors, see nature untouched, and get down to the ruggedness of life. although he was enthusiastic about the trip i really couldn't figure out what HE really wanted to do. but he seemed to embrace the cultures. he tried out more food than even i was willing (that is just crazy as i am a human garburator), took all the tours of the historical areas with such interest, and just seemed to enjoy every minute.

the parts i loved watching him was the tour of the tower of london. when planning the london leg i asked what he wanted to see when there. the tower and the museum. on the first day we passed the tower on our way to the tower bridge and he could have been a two year old boy at christmas for how happy he was. especially when he saw the white tower. lol. i think that was one of the more fantastic memories.

i particularly enjoyed it for the history. i never realized that i knew as much as i did about henry the VII and anne boleyn. it excited me similarly of how marie antoinette excited me. who knew that about myself?

then we went to the british museum of natural history. mark of course knew all about the rosetta stone. but he was more fascinated with the antiquities and their set up. unlike the louvre, the museum had workers set up at stations where one could touch and feel all the ancient artifacts. you would have thought mark was a kid in a candy store. he was quite amusing.

i have to admit that for me, i was slightly tired on that leg to the museum. i think all the plenty of walking and travel was finally wearing on me. that was the day i had a long nap after returning! he he. but it was still fun to watch him and i would not have missed that for the world.

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