Fourth day

On the fourth day we were in London, we met with our mates and the teachers in Acton Town like we did every day. We got into the underground and we went to our first destination: The British Museum.

Established in 1753 with the donation of 71,000 objects from the collection of Sir Hans Sloane, the British Museum quickly became one of the city's top attractions. 

The Museum became an interesting site when Sir Robert Smirke's constructed the  big neo-classical building, with its famous columns.

The collection found at the British Museum is enjoyed by millions each year. Because the museum is so large, many visitors take more than one day to explore it. Not all of the more than 7 million artifacts are on display, but much of the collection constantly rotates so you'll see something new with each visit. In its collection you can see: Elgin Marbles, Egyptian Collection, Assyrian collection, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, Sudan, Asia, Coins and Medals, Conservation, Documentation and Science, Greek and Roman Antiquities, the Middle East, Portable Antiquities and Treasure, Prehistory and Europe, and Prints and Drawings. We realized that there were many collections of different civilisations because of the English Empire conquest. The exhibit we like the best was the Egyptian. The Pharaoh's coffins were really luxurious. The other attraction was the Rosetta Stone which helped to decipher the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script because of the three different scripts - hieroglyphic, dematic and ancient-.

After our visit to the British museum we had our reward and the teachers took us to Piccadilly Circus where we had the possibillity to buy clothes or whatever we wanted to. Piccadilly Circus is a busy square in the heart of London. It is famous for the fountain that was installed here at the end of the 19th century and for the neon advertising that turned the square into a miniature version of Times Square.  

Then we went to Oxford street, a large street full of shops, and we continued shopping and spending our money in presents for our families or for us.

So, in conclusion, that day was full of shopping and fun!!