Books, trains, mummies, and red lipstick

Today I feel like I did it all. We started the morning off with a walk to King's Cross station. YES. The one from Harry Potter. I was in Harry heaven and I didn't care that I looked like a total tourist posing for pics at platform 9 & 3/4. This just made me even more excited for our Harry Potter Studio tour the last week we are here.

Then it was on to the British Library. I found this to be one of the least impressive buildings we've visited so far. It was built in the 1990's and just doesn't come close to the more historical buildings that surround it. On a more positive note, the treasures room, was amazing. My favorite pieces would have to be the Beowulf manuscript, and the original sheet music from Beethoven. 

We had the afternoon free so I decided to take a trip to the British Museum, which happens to be located just a few blocks away. It turned out to be quite the undertaking. I was there for about 2 1/2 hours. Some of the most interesting things I saw were the Rosetta Stone, Cleopatra, and vases from the Ming Dynasty. With such an overwhelming amount of things to look at I feel like I'll have to visit one more time before I leave. 

Last but not least....LES MIS at the Queen's Theatre!