Today I am grateful for The Imperial War Museum, The British Museum, A restaurant called Tozi and the musical Wicked.
We started our day at the Imperial War Museum.
The Imperial War Museum London’s world-class collections tell the everyday and exceptional stories of people whose lives have been forever impacted by war, with unique documents and objects, art, sound and film. Ground-breaking galleries reflect on war from the First World War onwards, to conflicts that continue to shape our world today. https://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/place/142062-iwm-london-imperial-war-museum-london.
I am so grateful that the kids explored this museum for hours. I was in awe of the bravery and resilience of our human race but overwhelmed by the loss and devastation that occurs as a result of war. There was an exhibition about a number of Victoria Cross and George Cross recipients. The exhibition was broken up according to why the recipients were recognized as brave. The categories of bravery were described by boldness, aggression, leadership, skill, sacrifice, initiative and endurance. I loved that bravery was categorized in so many different ways.
After the Imperial War Museum we visited the British Museum.
The British Museum, located in the Bloomsbury area of London, United Kingdom, is a public institution dedicated to human history, art and culture. Its permanent collection numbers some 8 million works, and is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence having been widely sourced during the era of the British Empire, and documenting the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. It was the first national public museum in the world. From Wikipedia.
Exploring these two museums took us all day and we could have spent hours and hours more at the British Museum.
After visiting the museums we went straight to dinner. David had found an amazing Italian restaurant called Tozi. We shared delicious small plates of Italian food and the wine list was all Italian wines. Our waiter was from Florence and all the other waiters were Italian. It was a fun, busy and wonderful place to have a meal prior to going to the theatre.
After dinner we saw Wicked. I have seen this musical before and once again I loved it. My favourite song from this musical is For Good. I love it because it always reminds me how important having great girlfriends is.
Until next time
