Day 19 was our only full day in London, for the first half of the day we visited the famous Natural History Museum, one of the rare museums that the wife will be enthusiastic about exploring; and admission is free! We were advised to avoid the main entrance along Cromwell Road and entered the museum through an alternative entrance along Exhibition Road which had significantly shorter queues.
We shortlisted some exhibits that we wanted to explore;
- blue zone which housed the dinosaur exhibits, numerous animals skeletons and cast models with the famous life size model of a Blue Whale,
- green zone where we spent a large amount of time in the vault and the mineral section trying to find Superman’s Achilles heel
- and finally the red zone where we found kryptonite in Earth’s Treasury.
After a quick lunch, we headed to Trafalgar Square and hopped onto a open bus tour of London’s most famous sights. We took the The Original Tour: Yellow Route, which had a English guide who kept up a running commentary on the various spots we drove by. Tourists can hop on and off at any of the stops throughout the day, but due to time constraints, we decided to just sit along and enjoy the view.
After the tour, we made a quick stop at Oxford Circus for some shopping in the one of the largest H&M stores in London, ending our day with a nice meal at Jamie Oliver’s takeout.
absolute honesty 