Simply Me: The Best Mueseum

This morning our program visited the Churchill Museum and war rooms. It was definitely my favorite museum I've been to here. It may even be my favorite museum ever! I love learning about WWII, and this museum was inspiring. I walked away feeling pride for the men and women who had served, and those who led them. I also had the strongest desire to watch WWII films. That didn't get accomplished today, though.

During the tour of the museum, the audio guide led us to a cafe located there. We looked in and found music from the forties and fifties playing softly and we decided that we liked it instantly. We then looked at the menu and found that it was the cheapest food we've seen in London! We went back to the cafe after we'd finished our tour and ate lunch there.

Sarah and Lizzie both got baked potatoes and I got the pasta. The pasta sauce was incredibly fresh and a little tart. It was like they took tomatoes and basil and stuck them in a blender and then heated it up. It was actually really good. And this was the first meal that I wasn't able to finish here. I wish we could go back all the time.

After the museum we were going to do another walk for our London Walks class, but it was rainy and cold, and both Lizzie and Sarah are sick, so we decided to postpone that for another day. We only have two more to do so we have some time.

Lizzie and Sarah went to see a show, and I went back to the Centre. I read, napped, and did some homework. Rainy days are cozy days for me. There's another reason I shouldn't live in London: my productivity on rainy days plummets! I love them, though. They're the perfect excuse to read a good book.

One of the war rooms

A wax figure of a guard that would have stood by the door to his rear

People weren't allowed out of here very often, I suppose. This sign described the weather up above ground.

Anyone wanting to visit the Prime Minister would have had to go through this room.

I really liked this

This made me cry. Upon his death, this cartoonist painted a tribute to him. It's 80-year-old Churchill surrounded by younger versions of himself, all of whom are toasting to him.