Take A Look, It's In A Book...
I visited the British Library for the first time on Saturday, and it absolutely BLEW my MIND! First of all, I can’t for the life of me understand how I’ve lived in London for two years and never visited the British Library. I mean, the British Museum is probably my favourite place in the city; and the Library is the Museum of books! And we all know how I feel about books, right? So why this weekend was my maiden voyage through those wrought-iron gates I do not know. But anyway. This place was ridiculous; it was borderline surreal. In one glass case—one case!—were all these original manuscripts, most handwritten…Beowulf, Bronte, Lewis Carroll, Plath, Hughes, Jane Austen’s final two chapters of Persuasion displayed on her writing desk!!! This place has the MAGNA CARTA, for crying out loud! And the Codex Sinaiticus! I saw Beethoven’s tuning fork, a house drawn by William Shakespeare, Beatles’ lyrics scribbled on the back of a birthday card, and one of De Vinci’s sketch books. I could go on and on...and we only visited ONE ROOM! Ok, enough. Enough nerdy joy, enough exclamation points. :)
ANYWAY
All this to say…I love London. I love free museums and accessible public transportation and corner shops. I love daily free papers and internet grocery shopping and the possibility of running into Jamie Oliver on the street. I just…I love it. ♥
What I do NOT love is flippin' sunset at 4.15 pm! [sigh] Blasted winter...
posted by Becs @ 12:09 am
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