Members’ Room

I’m in London to visit Ally and Cat. This afternoon while they were both at work I went to the British Museum. This was for two reasons - I love all the early Egyptian and Greek and Roman stuff AND my very kind sister Jennifer gave me a membership of the museum for Christmas! This involves all sorts of great privileges such as 10% discount in the shops and cafés, and free entry to exhibitions. However the best privilege of all has to be the Members’ Room! It is peaceful, private, and has its own little café and toilets. One wall is lined with books about history and art that you can peruse. I had a delicious salad for lunch there. It overlooks the main courtyard area which was thronged with tourists. I just loved it.
I decided to concentrate on Egyptology today and took my time wandering through the collections. I found it very informative and really interesting, I learned lots of new things and stayed until closing time.
I walked back to St Paul’s and relaxed in a café in Paternoster Square until Ally and Cat joined me after work. They took me to a roof top bar, Madison, which had fantastic views of St Paul’s and all the city buildings, and then we had a great dinner at Smiths of Smithfield, ending up on the open air balcony on the top floor to have our desserts. It was amazing that it was still warm enough to eat outside at 10 p.m. Back at Ally and Cat’s flat they insisted that I use their bedroom while they slept on the sofa bed in the living room. I feel thoroughly spoiled!