Ramses 2nd statue is in British museum in London I think. Or was
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Ramses 2nd statue is in British museum in London I think. Or was
Well, it was during school summer holidays, 1973, so could be. We were only in London for 2 nights, so my mum was trying to cram as much stuff in as possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
When you can get a week's holiday somewhere sunny for less than a weekend there, it's pretty hard to justify. But that, as well as a visit to Barcelona to re-visit the Sagrada Familia (proposed completion in about 7 years) are on my bucket list. I know, my ambitions aren't very lofty, but I'm being realistic. :)
Ha - respect for finding a wet patch under that lot!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Marco.
How busy are these galleries and museums, generally, Barry?Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Del and I rather enjoy that sort of thing, but not if you have to stand waiting in long queues to pay (and then get in), which has been my experience in the past in big cities. mostly abroad though, not London.
I'm a 'walk right up and pay, then go straight in' kinda guy, with these things, or as near to that as possible. If I can't do that, and have to wait in queues, for any significant amount of time, then forget it!:nono:
Also, if it's too crowded inside, and you're bumping into folk all the time, whilst trying to see the exhibits, that's not for me either.
Marco [doesn't 'do' crowds or queues].
Have visited the V&A, Imperial War & Natural History Museums within the last couple of years; V&A & Imperial War we walked straight in, slight wait (about ten minutes?) for the Natural History. Ok moving about inside, we got to the V&A first thing so had it to ourself.
Imperial War
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Cheers, Roy. Ten minutes would be at the upper limit of my patience, so could just about handle that, if that was roughly the norm. How crowded are these places, generally, when you get inside?
Marco.
V&A was empty, imperial war comfortable, natural history was busier but you could still move about easily, busiest bit was to see the animatronic T. rex but you could swerve that anyway.
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Cool. I suppose it'd depend on the time of year you went, too:)
I just have (bad) memories of standing in long queues abroad, in the heat, waiting to get into the likes of Versailles, or the Colosseum in Rome, often giving up and telling Del I'll wait for her in the pub!!:D
And you hear all sorts of horror stories of folk waiting for HOURS to get into Disneyland... Feck that pish. That's a penance, not a holiday!!:doh:
Marco.
Yes, I recall a day out during school holidays to Thorpe Park & only getting on 5 rides, never again.
Yeah, all that kind of shite. Why on earth do folks do it? If you're on holiday or have a day off, surely the idea is to relax and de-stress, not the opposite!!
It's the same on Bank Holiday Mondays: all the sheep head for *exactly* the same seaside locations, getting stuck in huge traffic jams, to and from their destinations, and when they eventually arrive at their destination, they can't get parked!!!:D
Bloody madness:mental:
Marco.