Covent Garden Market & Tour of British Museum

Long day today.  I went to Covent Gardens this morning for the antique/flea market.  Found a couple of treasurer's but nothing spectacular. I went round and round as I always do.  Some vendors were still setting up so you never know what else got put out if you don't check back.

Then I had decided to take the 2:15 London Walks walking tour of the British Museum which I had never been too. I had a good amount of time between the Gardens and the walk so I got some lunch, but I was still about an hour early to meet the leader of the walk outside Holborn station.  It was much colder today, low 50's if that and it threatened rain all day, but I lucked out and it never did rain. 

Madeline was the leader of our walk.  She reminded me a lot of my mom only about 20 years younger.  We walked about 6 minutes from the station to the museum. This was just meant to be an overview of the museum's collections and to entice you to revisit often.  We saw the "marbles" from the Parthenon, ancient Persian guardians and egyptian objects.  We quickly moved through several time periods but ended up where I think I and Dennis would spend the most time.  English hoards uncovered over the years.  It was a very good tour.  Of course we finished up about the start of peak rail time.

I was going to go to an antique market tomorrow at Sunbury on the Thames.  Dennis had told me to leave from Victoria Station, and the Rail information people told me King's Cross, another one that escapes my mind and lastly Vauxhall.  So after the museum tour I made my way to King's Cross to check for sure and to see if I could buy my ticket there.  Vauxhall ended up being the one.  So bought my ticket and then struggled back to the hotel. Ten hours on my feet, no nap/rest and I am done in.  Had a sandwich and bought one for tomorrow.  Early to bed tonight.  Maybe I'll have my pear Magner's when I get back upstairs.   That should make for a sound sleep.

If I get back early tomorrow I plan to do up a box of books to ship back ahead of time.  A little something for Jack and Molly and the quilt books I have acquired.  I hope the Stars have a good meeting tomorrow night.  Anyone else working on their mystery?  Well, it's 7:35 pm, time to take these blasted shoes off.

Cheers!