{"id":5133,"date":"2019-03-14T04:25:25","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T12:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegirlwrites.com\/?p=5133"},"modified":"2019-12-29T11:14:19","modified_gmt":"2019-12-29T19:14:19","slug":"museum-muses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegirlwrites.com\/pt\/museum-muses\/","title":{"rendered":"Museum Muses"},"content":{"rendered":"

We were only able to see a handful of museums in London, but I wanted to share about them with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But first, I’m going to mention a few places I would not recommend, and I hope to thus save you time or at least help you make better choices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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The first is the British Library. If you Google British Library<\/em> you will get stunning images of what seems to be a must visit place for every book nerd. Its surroundings are gorgeous, the building itself impressive, but it is an academic library and thus much is closed off except to VIPs, scholars with name tags, or anyone except tourists with their grubby little hands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you add it as a stop just to visit, expect to find yourself in the way of frantic students or at the end of piercing stares from serious academics. Don’t ask for a public computer with internet access, even though you’ve called ahead to check they had some available. They’ll roll their eyes so strongly you’ll likely be flattened. “We’re an academic library. Go away. Peasant.” Don’t ask me how I know. Also, I’m not bitter, what are you talking about?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second place is the Science Museum. I do not mean it isn’t worth the visit, after all, it’s not even a stone’s throw away from the Museum of Natural History (worth it), but it’s not a museum I would visit again or sacrifice any other museum on this list in order to visit. I was expecting something like Science World in Vancouver–interactive, busy. It was pretty disappointing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last, Notting Hill and Portobello Road Market. The market is closed Sundays. Guess what day we went. The fixed shops opened late. The houses are pretty, but there are other things worth spending time on instead. If you decide to go, check this link out<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now to the recommendations and favorites! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural History Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n