Day 4 - Roman London, London Museum & Proms

Our Roman London walk began very early. We started by visiting remnants of the London Wall which used to run about 2 miles. It is 20ft high and 8ft thick. KQ also said that the wall stood intact for about 1600 years before bits and pieces were destroyed to make way for new buildings and roads.

The London Wall featuring the backs of Andrew and Rachel's heads

Professor Qualls a.k.a. KQ

 

 

The London Stone

The London Stone is supposed to be where the Romans measured all distances from in London. KQ told us that this is also where all the deals used to go down. It was kind of like swearing on a Bible that you would hold up your end of the bargin.

Our next stop was the London Museum. Unfortunately flash photography is prohibited so my pictures didn't come out all that great. I have been finding that the London museums are much more interactive than the ones in New York. There are lots of videos, life size recreations...

This was part of the "Pleasure Garden Exhibit"

Our last adventure for the day was the Royal Albert Hall where we watched the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra perform. It was part of BBC Proms. If anyone is interested in listening to the performance, BBC posts them all on their website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2010/

Royal Albert Hall