• Advertise
  • About us
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Contact us
Monday, June 23, 2025
Australian Times News
  • News
    • Weather
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Business & Finance
      • Currency Zone
    • Lotto Results
      • The Lott
  • Lifestyle
    • Entertainment
    • Horoscopes
    • Health & Wellness
    • Recipes
  • Travel
  • Expat Life
  • Move to Australia
No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Weather
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Business & Finance
      • Currency Zone
    • Lotto Results
      • The Lott
  • Lifestyle
    • Entertainment
    • Horoscopes
    • Health & Wellness
    • Recipes
  • Travel
  • Expat Life
  • Move to Australia
No Result
View All Result
Australian Times News
No Result
View All Result
Home Expat Life

The British Museum is on London’s Top 100 list

One of the best things about London is that the places that are culturally enriching are usually free. Like art galleries, historical monuments, museums. Which brings our intrepid London explorer to #9 on her London Top 100 list — the British Museum.

Bronwyn Spencer by Bronwyn Spencer
09-12-2011 15:32
in Expat Life
British Museum

AlsoRead...

Best Immigration Lawyers in Birmingham

Best Immigration Lawyers in Birmingham

6 January 2022
Six top reasons to sell your UK house to a cash homebuyer

Six top reasons to sell your UK house to a cash homebuyer

15 November 2021

British Museum
IT’S funny that one of London’s top attractions is called the British Museum, because there is nothing particularly British about it. It should really be called ‘the Museum of things we took from other countries when we visited’. Did you know they have the largest amount of Egyptian artefacts in the world outside of Egypt? There are probably figures missing all through the pyramids that are just happily sitting in this UK museum.

While the above might be true I have to say that I’m slightly glad that the artefacts were taken and are now shown on display because they truly are amazing to see. My friend, Shea and I arrived at the museum and soon got lost in the Egyptian galleries. We wandered through and saw the Rosetta Stone (for those of you playing at home this is the stone tablet that helped translate Egyptian hieroglyphs) as well as many other Egyptian artefacts including Sphinx heads and carvings and drawings.

Egypt isn’t the only country you can see, with much of the museum displaying galleries from all over the world. We wandered through the ancient Greece and Rome galleries with their columns and statues. After looking at many countries we decided to see if we could find anything from Australia and we stumbled across some of our neighbours, the Kiwis, artefacts in a display on Living and Dying. This room had a whole exhibit on how different cultures deal with life and death and I would have to say it was my highlight as I found it really interesting. One of the things that surprised me the most was a display of how much medication an average British person takes in their lifetime. There was a display of individual tablets laid out on a piece of cloth that lasted for metres!

From there we kept wandering and checked out the Chinese and Japanese rooms with their beautiful china and paintings however by this time our attention span was starting to wane. I could have gone on to visit all the other rooms and exhibits that caught my eye including one on the upcoming 2012 London Olympics and The Tomb of The Unknown Craftsman but our hearts and feet just weren’t in it.  After three hours we threw in the towel and vowed to come back again soon to see all that we had missed.

As we were in need of a bit of a sit down we headed across the road from the museum to Tea and Tattle, a teashop that is set up underneath a book shop and art gallery. It was a good place to rest our wearing legs away from the hustle and bustle (and by that I mean noisy children) of the museum. It was a great way to end our day of international sightseeing — all from one place, right in the centre of London.

Tags: Australians in LondonAustralians in the UKBritish MuseumBron in the DonBronwyn SpencerEgyptGreat Britainliving in Londonliving in the UKliving overseasLondonLondon Top 100United Kingdom
DMCA.com Protection Status

SUBSCRIBE to our NEWSLETTER

[mc4wp_form id=”2384248″]

Don't Miss

From Portugal to Bali: Where Aussies Should Go for Your Next Coastal Holiday

by Fazila Olla-Logday
20 June 2025
Source: Flickr
Travel

Aussies, here is a guide to where you should go for your next coastal holiday.

Read more

Leading with Trust: Why Quality still wins in the AI Era

by Pauline Torongo
5 June 2025
Leading with Trust: Why Quality still wins in the AI Era
Business & Finance

If you're leading a software team today, you've likely noticed the shift: faster feature rollouts, routine automation, and AI taking...

Read more

How to Save on Airport Parking: Budget Tips Every Traveller Should Know

by Fazila Olla-Logday
3 June 2025
How to Save on Airport Parking
Travel

Saving money on airport parking can be a challenge,but here are some budget friendly tips to help you navigate.

Read more

Why Australian Investors are Betting on the Aviation Maverick Louis Belanger-Martin

by Pauline Torongo
28 May 2025
Why Australian Investors are Betting on the Aviation Maverick Louis Belanger-Martin
Business & Finance

Bélanger-Martin’s ambitions stretch beyond redefining inflight comfort—they’re rooted in resurrecting the romance of supersonic travel with a modern twist.

Read more

Why a Gluten Free Hamper is simply the Best Gift for a Coeliac

by Fazila Olla-Logday
22 May 2025
Gluten Free Hamper
at

Buying a thoughtful gift can be tricky at the best of times, but when someone has dietary restrictions like coeliac...

Read more

Biela.dev is quietly becoming the Infrastructure Layer for the Next Internet

by Pauline Torongo
15 May 2025
Biela.dev is quietly becoming the Infrastructure Layer for the Next Internet
Technology

Biela.dev is not merely a consumer app; it is infrastructure. It could be a layer that powers the next generation...

Read more

The Battle for the Premier League’s Fifth Champions League Spot: Who Will Prevail?

by Fazila Olla-Logday
8 May 2025
Premier-Leagues-Fifth-Champions-League-Janosch-Diggelmann-Unsplash
at

As the Premier League season nears its climax, the race for the coveted Champions League places is tighter and more...

Read more
Load More

Copyright © Blue Sky Publications Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
australiantimes.co.uk is a division of Blue Sky Publications Ltd. Reproduction without permission prohibited. DMCA.com Protection Status

  • About us
  • Write for Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact us
  • T&Cs, Privacy and GDPR
No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Weather
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Business & Finance
      • Currency Zone
    • Lotto Results
      • The Lott
  • Lifestyle
    • Entertainment
    • Horoscopes
    • Health & Wellness
    • Recipes
  • Travel
  • Expat Life
  • Move to Australia

Copyright © Blue Sky Publications Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
australiantimes.co.uk is a division of Blue Sky Publications Ltd. Reproduction without permission prohibited. DMCA.com Protection Status