Cannoli for breakfast

On my last day of my great wee London mini-break, I decided to return to the British Museum. There’s so much to see there. So I bade farewell to Ally and Cat when they went off to work, and walked north to the beautiful and verdant Russell Square, where I had breakfast sitting outside the Caffe Tropea. I’m not sure that cannoli is a healthy breakfast, but I just couldn’t resist! I haven’t tasted cannoli since we were in Sicily. It’s only a few minutes walk from there to the museum, and today I decided to concentrate on the Greek antiquities, in particular the “Parthenon Sculptures” (formerly and less politicallly correctly known as the Elgin Marbles). There was an information board robustly justifying the presence of the sculptures in London, on the grounds that they are in better condition than if they had spent the last two centuries being looted and polluted in Athens. Also that the museum that now houses the rest of the surviving sculptures in Athens and the British Museum “complement” each other so that they can be seen in different contexts. 

I found it all fascinating and then went to the exhibition (free to members!) on Rodin and Greek Sculpture. That was really interesting too; I hadn’t realised that Rodin had taken ideas from Ancient Greek sculpture and then given them a very modern (at the end of the 19th century) treatment. 

I now felt ready for a coffee and a small custard tart in the Members’ Room, which was delightful. 

Later I went to collect my wee case from Ally at his work. As I was striding past a bus stop I noticed a bus right there beside me and I asked the driver “Are you going to St Paul’s?” When he answered in the affirmative I boldly jumped aboard and it dropped me right outside Ally’s office! He looked so handsome in his suit when he brought my case down!

I made my way to London City Airport without incident and was soon on my way home. It has been a really lovely wee holiday and I have enjoyed wandering around all the parks and buildings and cafés. Ally and Cat were so welcoming to me in their smart flat in its amazing location.